What is recurrent shingles?
Shingles is a medical condition that causes people to develop a rash or blisters. Some people develop shingles more than once because the varicella-zoster virus remains in their bodies once they contract it.SignificancePeople who have had chickenpox as a child or adult can develop recurrent forms of shingles as an adult. Between one and five percent of people develop shingles more than once in their life, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.Risk FactorsPeople who have a disease that weakens the immune system, such as AIDS or cancer; take certain immunosuppressant medications, such as Azathioprine, Cyclophosphamide, Cladribine or Infliximab; have chickenpox before they are a year old and/or are over 50 years old have an increased risk of developing shingles more than once.SymptomsAlong with a band-like formation of blisters, people with shingles sometimes develop painful, itching or tingling sensations on one region of their body, swollen or red eyelids, a fever, hear
