2. Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Raise Shingles Risk - US News and World Report
Older people and those also taking steroids are most vulnerable, study finds

3. Shingles Symptoms - US News and World Report
The first sign of shingles is often pain, and sometimes numbness, in or under the skin.

4. Herpes zoster : Symptoms  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The first symptom is usually one-sided pain, tingling, or burning. The pain and burning may be severe. Red patches on the skin form, followed by small blisters that look very similar to early chickenpox. The blisters break, forming small ulcers th...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Shingles  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Shingles is infection by the varicella-zoster virus of the dorsal root ganglia of the spine. Equivalent terms for shingles are herpes zoster, zoster, zona, or acute posterior ganglionitis.• Author: Larry Gilman PhD