Once a doctor confirms shingles they may suggest the following treatments.
Treatment for early stage shingles.
National institute of neurologic disorders and stroke.
Seek early treatment mayo clinic health letter june 2002.
Your doctor can usually diagnose your shingles right.
These vary from very mild skin irritation and pain to fever and other symptoms of severe illness.
Shingles can be painful and cause severe complications so early detection is necessary for effective treatment.
New england journal of medicine 2005.
Early treatment can limit pain help the rash heal quicker and may reduce scarring.
Shingles is caused by the same virus known as varicella zoster virus as chickenpox.
Early symptoms include tingling and pain.
Shingles or herpes zoster occurs when the dormant chickenpox virus is reactivated in nerve tissues.