 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
VL Load Spike May 14, 2006 I was diagnosed HIV+ in Oct of 06. I have not started meds but today I received a note that my VL spiked from 11,900 to 94,200. My t-cell is 411.I've made an appointment to go back in to see my doc next week. I recently had a staph infection that took several weeks to clear up and it caused a boil on my knee that I had to have drained. Could this be a factor in the spike? |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Holodniy
 Certain ongoing infections can increase viral load transiently until those other infections resolve. Depending on where in the course of the other infection the viral load was obtained, the infection could affect the number. | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
