Checking the skin or nail lesion with wood lamp involves shining a hand-held wood lamp device on the area of concern by your physician.
Shingles can only affect you if you’ve had chickenpox before, but there are also several factors that increase your risk of shingles:
- Those experiencing physical or emotional distress
- Those using certain medications that suppress the immune system, such as steroid medications, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and medications to prevent infections.
- Those with advanced age, particularly those aged 60 and above.
- Having a compromised immune system or suffering from certain medical conditions such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS, blood and bone cancers, and lymphoma.