Can shingles lead to acne?

about 3 years ago, when I was 15, I got shingles around my stomach, nerve areas. It went away shortly, but thereafter I've had the worst skin of anyone i know. skin problems don't really run in my family and nothing i've used has helped at all. and believe me...i've tried everything. I read somewhere that shingles can lead to skin infections, but I've never really met anyone who has gotten them as young as I did, to see if they have acne or have skin irritations. I asked a P.A. who came to our school and she said that usually only senior adults get shingles and that she didn't think having them would lead to acne. but really, I have a good diet, I eat healthy, take care of my face, and it just won't go away. I just want to know if anyone here has gotten shingles young, or if you're a doctor and you know if shingles can lead to skin problems. please, let me know.

Can shingles lead to acne?
No, shingles can't lead to acne. The problem with shingles is they can get infected if you scratch and pick at them while you have the shingle rash. The rash will come up along a nerve ending and most people get shingles on their sides, near where your rash sounds like it was. Anyone who has had chicken pox can get shingles, though it usually does happens to older people or sick people. If you were sick or under alot of stress when you came down with shingles that might explain your break out.


Unfortunately some people are more prone to acne than others. You re doing right to eat well and take care of your skin. Sounds like it might be time for a visit to a dermatologist.
Reply:No, shingles does not lead to acne, shingles are worst than acne, heres why.





Shingles is a reactivation of the herpes zoster virus (varicella-zoster virus, or VZV). This same virus causes the childhood illness chickenpox. The chickenpox virus (varicella) remains in a dormant state in the body in the root of nerves that control sensation. In about 1 out of 5 people, the virus "wakes up," often many years after the chickenpox infection. The virus then travels along a sensory nerve into the skin causing a painful rash known as shingles.





No one knows for sure what causes the chickenpox virus to become activated to cause shingles. Some possibilities include the following: Stress, Fatigue, A weakened immune system (This may be age-related, disease-related, or a drug-related decrease in ability to keep the chickenpox virus in an inactive state.), Cancer, Radiation treatments, Injury of the skin where the rash occurs.





Call your doctor if you have pain or rash in a band on one side of your body. If you think you have shingles, you should be seen as soon as possible. Antiviral medication is effective only if given early.





* If the rash with blisters is on your nose or near your eyes, you should be seen right away because the virus may spread to the eye and cause eye damage or vision loss.





* You should also be seen as soon as possible if you have a medical illness that decreases your ability to fight off infection. You may be able to avoid complications.





Go to a hospital's emergency department if these conditions develop:





* If you have shingles and a high fever or feel sick





* If the blisters are spreading to other areas of your body