David M. asked

❤️  Health

I am having severe back pain in my lower back and around my right side up to my rib cage. I went to an emergency room but they saw nothing. They gave me some meds to take. Two days later, I have a bad rash only on my stomach and back where I am having the pain and now those spots are burning. They are puffed up like bug bites. What could all of this be?

April 21st, 2024

Barbara S. answered

This sounds like HERPES ZOSTER, commonly known as 'shingles'. Shingles is a recurrence of the chicke...

April 21st, 2024

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