WHAT SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED
& How Other Systems can be affected as a result
Shingles also affects part of the skin called the dermatome. It is where the nerves from your spinal cord connect to your skin. They are located at the side of your body. Shingles normally appears as one dermatome and it can strike any dermatome on the body.
Other than affecting the dermatome and nerves stimulation, shingles can also affect the heart, lungs, liver and intestines. This disease can have this affect because of the large blisters that it spread across large parts of the body. By making the nerve impulses weaker, it makes it harder to move.
Another impact that shingles has on your body is on your eyes. By inflaming your body, your eyes can become hard to see out of and there may be a loss of feeling in both your eyes. This process of inflamation can also lead to blockage of blood vessels that could possibly cause a stroke.
Finally, there is a possibility of muscle weakness, discoloration of skin and infections.
Common dermatomes.
The main affect that shingles has on the nervous system is in the nerves. Shingles can cause weakness to the nerves in the body by a spread in infection. It can also affect the cranial nerves. Because of this, the body can experience symptoms such as no feeling in the eyes, pain in the mouth and ears, dizziness, and sometimes inflammation in the blood vessels which can lead to stroke. Some also experience scarring, muscle weakness, and bacteria in the blisters. The nerves aren't the only part of the body that are affected: