Should I Stop Taking Methotrexate After Being Diagnosed With Herpes Zoster?
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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Diagnosis
Shingles can be difficult to diagnose before visible signs of the disease appear. Once a rash and blisters appear, your doctor probably will diagnose shingles based on your symptoms and the appearance of your skin. Rarely, when the diagnosis is less certain, the doctor may scrape tissue, collect cells from the affected skin and examine them under a microscope for cellular changes consistent with a herpes zoster infection (called a Tzanck preparation).
If you have a rash across the...
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Herpes zoster
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