Related articles: Fire of St. Anthony
Definition
The fire of St. Anthony is a popular expression used, relative to the Italian territory, to indicate episodes of recrudescence of herpes zoster infections. This microorganism, in fact, is the same responsible for varicella and, after recovery from the disease, takes refuge in the local nerve endings, ready to take advantage of any decrease in the immune system (fever, stress, hormonal changes, sun exposure, trauma) . For this reason, those who have never had chickenpox can never have St. Anthony's fire, while all those who have suffered it run the risk, albeit moderate, of going against future episodes of herpes zoster reactivation ( fire of saint Anthony).Most common symptoms and signs *
- Anorexia
- Asthenia
- bubbles
- Chills
- Appearance of roundish painful and itchy vesicles
- Appearance of roundish vesicles in the skin and mucous membranes of the facial and / or genital area
- Abdominal pain
- Neck pain
- Chest pain
- Pain in the upper part of the abdomen
- Pain in the sternum
- Pain associated with chewing
- Back pain
- Facial pain
- Rash
- eschar
- Temperature
- blisters
- Tingling in the Left Arm
- Tingling in the right hand
- Tingling in the hands
- Tingling in the legs
- Hyperalgesia
- Hyperesthesia
- Hypoaesthesia
- Headache
- itch
- Itching of the nose
- Leg itch
- Stiffness in the muscles of the back and neck
- Snoring
- Nephrotic syndrome
- blisters
Further indications
The symptoms of shingles are similar to those of chickenpox. However, the classic bubbles tend to save the face to concentrate above all on the back, chest, abdomen and arms; however, their location may vary from subject to subject, tends to affect only one side of the body and the tendency to join in clusters is greater. The rash, often clearly more painful but less itchy, is sometimes accompanied by symptoms such as fever, a feeling of general malaise, chills, headaches and abdominal pains, which may precede a couple of days by simulating abdominal colic or appendicitis. The risk of complications is also specific, such as post-herpetic neuralgia, which determine the persistence of pain and hypersensitivity of the skin even for many months after the regression of the skin rash.
