Mayo Clinic study shows that one common corticosteroid medication called prednisone may “increase your risk of developing shingles”
The painful rash of shingles results from the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox. The reactivation of this virus can be induced by a number of causes, including the “long-term” use of steroid medications.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the corticosteroid medicine prednisone may “raise your risk of developing shingles.”
Short-term usage of corticosteroids as an anti-inflammatory drug. Frequently, they are used to treat arthritis and asthma.
A brief course of prednisolone may be recommended to shingles patients in order to alleviate the rash’s pain, although the use of steroids for shingles is contentious.
Researchers have long recognized that large doses of corticosteroids are a risk factor for severe varicella-zoster virus of wild type.
If you have corticosteroid-related adverse effects, you should consult your physician.
The NHS explained: “Suddenly stopping can cause your adrenal gland, which produces vital hormones, to cease functioning. This condition is called adrenal insufficiency.”
Before an outbreak of herpes zoster, you may notice a headache or general malaise.
Additionally, you may experience tingling or soreness in certain places of your skin.
It was explained: “The risk of spreading VZV [varicella-zoster virus] is reduced if the shingles outbreak is covered.
“Patients with herpes zoster cannot transmit the virus before or after the blisters form.”
The health organization recommends avoiding contact with susceptible individuals, such as pregnant women who have not had chickenpox, premature infants, and immunocompromised individuals.
You can safely take paracetamol to relieve the pain of shingles. Your skin may continue to be painful long after the rash has resolved, but the pain will subside with time.
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