Shingles (cont.)
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- Shingles Overview
- Shingles Causes
- Shingles Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Shingles Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- References
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Shingles - Slideshow
- Viewer Comments: Shingles - Effective Treatments
Authors and Editors
Author: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD, Professor, Emergency Medicine
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Rebecca W Short, MD, Dermatology Resident, Captain USAF MC United States Air Force Medical C, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center.
Coauthor(s):
Colonel Brian M Davis, MD, Chief, Department of Dermatology, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Reviewed by: Norman Levine, MD, Board Certified - American Board of Dermatology
Last Editorial Review: 4/20/2009
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