Shingles Case Study
Abstract
The word Shingles conjures up different images in differing age groups. Angela B is a young 19 year old 'varsity student who presented with her painful rash in the T4 dermatome. She had on a bulky T shirt and no underclothes as she was unable to bear the touch of clothing close to her skin. The rash had appeared that morning but she had experienced 2 days of paraesthesia and pain in the affected dermatome.
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