Last September, when she was 7, she came down with shingles, which was confirmed by a dermatoligist. The shingles started on her shoulder and ran down her arm with numerous clusters around her hand and even under her fingernails. This week she had another case of the shingles, this time on her face, confirmed by her pediatrician. This appears to be uncommon for children to have shingles, much less have shingles more than once. She is scheduled for her annual exam in April and I was wondering if any special tests should be done to figure out why she continues to have this.
Any input is appreciated.
Thank you in advance. When a person has severe chicken pox, the number of viral particles remaining in the nerve is likely great. Under conditions of stress, whether that be emotional or physicial there is a chance that our immune system is compromised enough to allow the activation of the virus. Unfortunatly, this is a life long worry. Most of the time, our immune system is able to prevent the re-activation of the virus.