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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 years old and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago. I take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

Treatment options are limited for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a chronic pain disorder caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. Topical application of capsaicin ...

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

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

If you're over 50, the chances are the virus that causes shingles is already lurking, hidden, in your nervous system. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox: herpes [[her-pees ...

For people over 50 or with weakened immune systems, he adds that the virus “can reactivate,” causing shingles. This condition leads to a painful rash, blisters and nerve pain that can persist ...

The treatment focuses on pain relief ... but they do not entirely prevent nerve pain. The best protection against shingles is to get vaccinated. Although MOH will not subsidise the cost of ...