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Signs & Symptoms of Shingles

Motor Herpes Zoster

Motor herpes zoster is muscle weakness in areas of skin rash. Motor herpes zoster is characterized by acute onset, slight itching, and severe burning pain at potential rash area, general malaise, itching, tingling sensation, and fever. Rashes appear along the course of individual sensory nerves in the form of indistinct pinkish spots (3-5 cm), against which, after about a day, painful vesicles are develo, filled with fluid and oozing content. The rash disappears within 2-4 weeks: the bubbles dry up, forming yellow-brown crusts, which then disappear leaving a slight pigmentation. The pains sometimes become unbearable, and intensify at the slightest touch to the skin. Sometimes the disease is characterized by intoxication and neuralgic pain, there is no rash. When skin rashes appear, the pains usually become less intense. The pain can persist for weeks or months.