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Can anyone tell me if this is shingles??

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kelseymcmanus75 · 01/09/2016 09:06

Hi I've got this rash like thing on my leg and the side of my other thigh it's so bloody itchy I Scratched so hard it bled.. I don't have any skin conditions but my friend has got shingles... What do you think this looks like

Can anyone tell me if this is shingles??
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123therearenomoreusernames · 01/09/2016 09:08

You only get shingles on one side of your body following a nerve if it crosses the middle or you have it on both sides then No it isn't.

123therearenomoreusernames · 01/09/2016 09:09

Looks like ringworm but hard to tell from a picture.

Seeline · 01/09/2016 09:10

Agree - not shingles. It follows the line of a nerve, and it is extremely unlikely that you would get it in two places at once.
Also I don't think you can get shingles from shingles.
Shingles is very painful, rather than itchy.

justtowarm · 01/09/2016 09:13

I get dry skin and eczema that look like that and always worry it's something else, it never has been :)

SirKillalot · 02/09/2016 11:11

You can't catch shingles. No it doesn't look like it to me.

Fauxgina · 02/09/2016 21:05

That looks like ring worm to me. It's a fungus on your skin that is constantly growing outwards - leaving a patch of healthier healing skin in the middle of the 'ring' and an angry red outer line. Would itch like mad too.

Pharmacist should have a look and give you a cream.

Fauxgina · 02/09/2016 21:06

You mainly get ring worm from cats or sharing towels etc.

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