DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on shingles ... right that the pain can be extraordinarily severe. I am glad you wrote because steroid injections are not a treatment that I have written ...

Not only is the disease itself disruptive, often causing body rashes that lead to significant discomfort, it also presents the risk of developing shingles ... for pain relief, such as calamine ...

Here are some tips for shingles pain management and treatment! Disclaimer: As always please check with your doctor for guidance if you think you have shingles. Shingles are caused by the ...

I agree that your PV and its treatment with hydroxyurea may have predisposed you to the complication of shingles that you had, called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). You are quite right that the pain ...

Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on shingles ... quite right that the pain can be extraordinarily severe. I am glad you wrote because steroid injections are not a treatment that I have ...