Shingles is a disease caused by the chicken pox (varicella-zoster) virus. Once an individual has been infected with chickenpox, this virus lies dormant within the body's nerve system and years later can reactivate and manifest as shingles.
Shingles can be quite painful and interfere with normal activities of daily living therefore prompt evaluation and treatment by a board-certified dermatologist is necessary for resolution of this disease.
