Shingles rash on the back

Credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Shingles rash of lesions on the back of an 82 year old female patient. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which lies dormant in the nerves after causing chicken pox.

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