Runner Spends 8 Hours in the ER After Being 'Misdiagnosed' with Shingles, Is Shocked by Real Diagnosis (Exclusive)

health • 9/21/2025

A year after his first shingles outbreak, one marathon runner’s familiar rash turned into an unexpected diagnosis

NEED TO KNOW While training for a marathon, a 26-year-old runner developed a widespread rash that resembled a previous shingles outbreak Antivirals prescribed by his primary care doctor weren't working, so he was sent to the emergency room out of cau... [6463 chars]