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Health Conditions
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Shingles
Introduction
Written accounts of people afflicted with shingles (also known as herpes zoster) date to the 9th century A.D., when a Persian physician named Rhazes noticed a small, fluid-filled blister similar in appearance to smallpox. The condition was believed to be smallpox until the 17th century.
Shingles is, of course, better understood today, and the condition is fairly prevalent. In the United States, more than a million new cases of shingles are diagnosed each year. Among affected individuals, 10% to 20% develop further complications, such as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) or ophthalmic herpes zoster (shingles in the eye).
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Last Updated: December 2007
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Introduction
