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Painful red itchy dots

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Ok Ive had these red itchy/painful dots for about 5 days now

I went to the doctors and they said its shingles but I'm not convinced the 2 spots where the rashes are don't look the same.

One area is a clump of red dots the other is one big dot.. the big one is on my back the cluster is under my armpit/chest

I don't have any flu symptoms or headaches related with shingles

Here is the pictures - http://imgur.com/a/cdTV0

Category: Dermatologist

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Dr. Kruti Jobanputra Banodkar
Category: Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon
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Hello,

Thanks for posting your query at DoctorSpring.com. I can understand your concern.

The lesions are of herpes zoster or shingles.

It presents on one side , can extend from front to back, it's called dermatome. Both the lesions have a group of fluid filled blisters.

The treatment for it would be to take valacyclovir, which would require a prescription.

Application of neosporin cream over the lesions will be helpful.

Please let me know if you have any follow-up queries.

Take care


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Dr. Kruti Jobanputra Banodkar
Category: Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon
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Diploma in Dermatology - Royal College Of Physicians & Surgeons Of Glasgow, UK , 2010
Residency - DNB, Dermatology -  K.J Somaiya Hospital, Mumbai, 2009
Medical School & Internship - MBBS - Dr. D . Y . Patil Medical College, Mumbai, 2004
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