For the majority of healthy individuals, shingles runs its course without leading to any complications. Usually the lesions heal, the shingles pain subsides within three to five weeks, and, for most patients, the blisters leave no scars.
While this is the normal course for most people with symptoms of shingles, it is possible for complications to occur. Some possible shingles complications include:
Shingles during pregnancy is rare, but it is possible for a pregnant woman to develop shingles. Treatment for shingles during pregnancy is similar to shingles treatment for women who are not pregnant.
(Click Shingles and Pregnancy for more information, including information about pediatric shingles.)
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