2. Shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia)
Shingles is another thing that can lead to peripheral neuropathy, though the link is less well established than with diabetes. The reason why it is harder to connect shingles with peripheral neuropathy than diabetes is simple, and it all comes down to the duration of the illness.
With diabetes, studying the condition is made very easy given that it tends to be a lifelong condition, whereas, on the other hand, shingles don’t tend to stick around for much longer than a few months at a time. Anyone with peripheral neuropathy who is trying to work out when and how they developed the condition needs to look back on their health in a very broad sense, trying not to miss out on critical details that could explain the situation they are faced with.
Millions of people are affected by shingles every year and for the most part, the condition is managed fairly easily and without too many hiccups along the way.