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red spots on upper chest

Posted by Anonymous

i have red spots on my upper chest under my skin some bumps to, the same on my legs,alot of gas,and bloating,strange headache often,tested- about 2 1/2 years ago, been with two people, about 7mos ago unprotected sex, could this be some sighs of hiv,... Read more »

What are these tiny pin head bright red spots?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

They are on my upper arm and chest, pin head size and bright red, they look like dots of paint. There are 8 on my left arm and 4 on my chest. They have been there for a week or so. Are they in any way connected to a possible STD? Or even ARS?... Read more »

red spots

Posted by Anonymous

Hi for about a year now ive had re-occuring red spots on the head of my penis, they are almost lesian like only the size of say the nib of a pen. I went to two local GUM clinics to try and find out what it is, all i got was that it could just be a... Read more »

red spots

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

ABOUT MY RASH SOME OF YOU SAY ITS HEAT RASH....IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON MY ARMS..AN UPPER ARMS....BUT NOW IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE ON MY CHEST.....ASIDE FROM MY ITCKY RED SPOTS...I HAVE SOME PIN-POINT RED-SPOTS ON MY ARMS, FORE ARMS, UPPER ARMS, AND... Read more »

itchy spots

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I WAS WONDERING WHAT RASH IS GENERALIZED WITH HIV SYPMTOMS..I STARTED HAVING ITCHY RED AREAS ON MY ARMS...SOMETIME ON MY LEGS...SINCE DEC. 20..THE DAY I WENTTO A CONCERT..I WAS BY THE STAGE RUBBING ON EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS SWEATY..SINCE THATS ALL... Read more »

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WOKE UP WITH RED SPOTS !!

Hi, I woke up today with red spots all over my body! Legs, chest, stomach...They are "low relief", they dont itch or anything, but Im worried ! Also, I noticed that when I take a cold bath they appear more, then they "hide" a...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Very difficult to determine without physically seeing them what this could be. You need to have your doctor check you out.... Read more »

Painless red spots on legs

I have about 5 red spots on my lower legs that have been there for about two years. They do not itch, burn, bleed, ooze, or do anything but scare me because I don't know what they are. Within the past 6 months, one of them increased in size and...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I will forward your note to the docs in the list who may know more about this. Does your local clinic for the uninsured have referals to specialits(I am assuming you are getting drugs through ADAP and are a Ryan White client)?Nelson... Read more »

red spots on the legs

i been having red spots all over my legs.at first i didn't have a lot of it but then suddenly they start to spread all over my ankle to my thighs. ever since i started running in the morning out no where they started to appear. they do not...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

You need to go see your doctor or a dermatologist.It could be allergies (laundry soap), HIV-associated eosinophilic folliculitis <a... Read more »

Red spot on my leg

Dear Doctors, About one year and a half ago I got a blow job from a woman, I had on a condom and my penis did not erect I was too scared.Recently I noticed a red spot on my leg about the size of a pen mark blot.Also some acne type circular spots...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

It's very unlikely that you could have acquired HIV through the kind of sexual contact that you describe. Acneiform lesions don't really point to HIV infection. If in doubt, I'd still get tested. -BY... Read more »

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