Body
Shingles usually begins with a rash. Individuals begin to experience pain, itching, or numbness 1 to 5 days before the rash appears.1 These persons will see a red, blister-like rash within 7-10 days. Other symptoms of shingles can include fever, headache, chills, and upset stomach.2 In addition, shingles can cause a variety of complications, the most common being chronic nerve pain or postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), where the rash affects the eye.1,3
References:
1. Johnson RW, et al. BMC Med. 2010 Jun;8:37.
2. Medline. Shingles https://medlineplus.gov/shingles.html. Accessed on 13 April 2022
3. Kawai K, et al. BMJ Open. 2014 Jun;4(6):e004833.
GSK is not responsible for third-party website content.