Postherpetic Neuralgia

Herpes zoster “shingles” Group is specific to a reactivation of the Varicella-zoster virus that has remained dormant in the body since an earlier chickenpox infection; when it reactivates—often later in life as the immune system weakens—it travels along nerve pathways, producing the characteristic rash and, more importantly in her case, significant nerve inflammation, which can […]