The most common symptom of shingles is a rash that develops in a band around the chest and abdomen area on one side of the body. In rare cases, you may have shingles but not develop a rash.

Typically, a rash appears days later, followed by blisters. If shingles affect your chest area before a rash appears, you might mistake early pain for a heart attack, Salman Arain, MD, an ...

For instance, she adds, before a shingles rash manifests on a patient’s chest, some people think they’re having a heart attack because of the pain they feel in the area. Head pain or migraines ...

They often crop up on the back, chest, abdomen, neck ... To complicate things, nerve pain caused by shingles can last a while, and the fluid from the blisters might put others at risk.

The blisters then burst and turn into sores. The NHS website said: "Usually you get the shingles rash on your chest and tummy, but it can appear anywhere on your body including on your face ...

The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study says. Folks who get the shingles jab have a 23% lower risk of health ...