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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on shingles.
Shingles Support Society
Information and support for people with shingles.
International Herpes Management Forum
Works to improve awareness and understanding of herpes viruses (including HSV, VZV,and CMV) and the counselling and management of people with these infections. This website gives all visitors, from specialists and healthcare workers to patients seeking more information about their disease, the opportunity to view and download the educational guidelines produced by IHMF.
British Association of Dermatologists
Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about shingles.
British Skin Foundation
Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including shingles.
Medicine Guide for Shingles
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Shingles Shingles - Postherpetic NeuralgiaPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Shingles Support SocietyMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Antivirals for Herpes Simplex and Varicella-zoster Infection Neuropathic Pain and its Management Postherpetic Neuralgia Shingles (Herpes Zoster)UK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on ShinglesPoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
Beating ShinglesOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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