 [ Symptoms ] can i get shingles after having scarlet fever as a child  my mother is 80 and has been iin a lot of pain the last few weeks with her hip now she has a red rash very painful just appeared tonight it has a burning sensation is is possible she could have shingles should i take her to the er for treatment  thank you [ Disease ] no relation to scarlet fever but if she is ever had had chicken pox as a child then she has a 1 in 3 chance of getting shingles