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Shingles (Herpes Zoster) : Tests

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Herpes zoster
Your doctor can make the diagnose by looking at your skin and asking questions about your medical history.Tests are rarely needed, but may include taking a skin sample to see if the skin is infected with the virus that causes shingles.Lab tests ma...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 19, 2008
Shingles
Diagnosis is usually not possible until the skin lesions develop. Once they develop, however, the pattern and location of the blisters and the type of cell damage displayed are very characteristic of the disease, allowing an accurate diagnosis pr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Shingles
Diagnosis usually is not possible until the skin lesions develop. Once they develop, however, the pattern and location of the blisters and the type of cell damage displayed are characteristic of the disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Shingles
Diagnosis is based on history and symptoms. The person must have initially had chicken pox in order to have shingles.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Skin Culture
A skin culture is a test that is done to identify the microorganism(bacteria, fungus, or virus) causing a skin infection and to determine the antibiotic or other treatment that will effectively treat the infection.Microorganisms can infect healthy...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Skin Culture
A skin culture is a laboratory test used to isolate and identify the microorganism(bacterium, fungus, or virus) causing a skin infection, so the most effective antibiotic or other treatment for the infection can be determined.Skin infections are c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Skin culture
A skin culture is a laboratory test to look for and identify disease-causing substances in a sample of skin. It is called a mucosal culture if the sample involves the mucous membranes.A sample of skin or mucous membrane is needed.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 3, 2007
Serum herpes simplex antibodies
Serum herpes simplex antibodies is a blood test that looks for antibodies to the herpes simplex virus.Blood is drawn from a vein, usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand. The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine(antisept...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 8, 2007
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