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oral thrush
#175892 - 02/19/06 07:20 AM
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I have oral thrush 10 days after a potential exposure. Is this a symptom of hiv?
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ravi
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hi
regards from india
Very unlikely the oral thrush is caused by HIV, ARS symptoms do not appear so soon and besides ARS symptoms are concurrent.
Goodluck
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God Bless you
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Love Ravi
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Although ARS can occur at 10 days, symptoms are usually concurrent and thrush isn't usually one of them. It usually occurs when cd counts are below 500.
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i would hardly think you would get oral thrush with seroconversion. may i ask your risk?
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Story is a long one, so i´ll try to keep it short. Risk was high (condom broke with sex worker 10-15 second exposure). Throat was painful that night and my throat was thick for the next day or two. By day 5 my lymph glands were very swollen and I had a headache or two. No fever as such, but had a hot flush (for a couple of mins) 1 day approx 7-8 days later. No rash. Oral thrush came approx 10 days post exposure. I´ve had some headaches since but they stopped about 7 days ago, and i experienced a loss of appetite from 3 to 16 days post exposure.
Reason for asking about thrush is that I have read that oral thrush is the most significant indicator of hiv infection.
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10-15 second exposure is not really a significant risk, particulalry if it was vaginal intercourse. You were protected most of the time.
Still, since you were with a sex worker and there was unprotected contact, you are at risk for stds, including HIV. Get an std panel now (chlamydia, sphyillis, ghonorrhea), have a doctor look at your "thrush" ( it is not something you can diagnose yourself), and have an HIV test 3 months after the incident.
Also, thrush is not a main indicator of primary HIV. However, it may or may not be an indicator of *symptomatic* HIV or AIDS (that is, years after infection). It a lso occurs for many other reasons besides HIV/AIDS.
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