RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A Case of Shingles Following Auricular Acupuncture JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 552 OP 555 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170051 VO 30 IS 4 A1 Steven A. Kewish YR 2017 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/4/552.abstract AB This is a case report of an occurrence of shingles (herpes zoster [HZ]) following auricular acupuncture. The patient developed acute reactivation HZ in the V1 distribution of the right trigeminal nerve involving the forehead, scalp, and medial upper eyelid 13 days after being treated with auricular acupuncture for chronic low-back pain. The lesions were initially painless, but they clustered and became painful within 2 days. The patient was treated with oral valacyclovir 1000 mg, 3 times daily for 7 days, and ibuprofen as needed. The lesions resolved without sequelae.