• Shingles

Can you have a backache if you have shingles on your face?

2 Answers

  • General Practitioner
  • Athelstone, South Australia

Post heretic neuralgia is a potential risk with herpes so can be related

  • General Practitioner
  • Laurel, MS

Yes, the virus often settles in nerve "roots" that extend out from the spine, and therefore you may experience back pain, even if the outbreak doesn't occur on your back

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