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Are Black Spots A Symptom Of HIV
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Ask the Experts
Black spotI have a black spot on my belly and i go through a unprotected sex two days ago. Is this a symptoms of aids/hiv?...
Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina
Hello thereI have no idea. A black spot could be a freckle, a mole or even an ink stain from a leaky pen. You need to have a real live provider examine you to be able to say what it is. For what it's worth, I have never seen HIV present with a...
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Black Spots: Does it Mean I have AIDS?I have brother who is HIV +. He is only using feed supplements at the moment. He recently started... Read more »my boyfriends black spot on bottom of footHi I have been with my boyfriend for about three months now, and I have noticed a flat black spot... Read more »
Articles
The Black AIDS Institute Calls for Increased Investment in HIV Testing, Access to Care, and HIV Treatment EducationLos Angeles, Calif. -- The National Institute of Allergy and infectious diseases (NIAID) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) released the results of a historic study demonstrating the efficacy of treating HIV patients with antiretroviral... Read more »
Pennsylvania: Putting Gay Black Men on Safer Path Is Their CauseQ Spot is a Broad Street Ministry-hosted resource for Philadelphia's young black men who have sex with men (MSM). The event is held at the ministry on two Saturdays a month, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., offering HIV prevention and treatment resources to... Read more »
HIV in America: Studies Zero in on Trouble SpotsSophisticated mapping and medical record technologies can help target AIDS-related resources to those who need it most, according to several studies presented at the 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta. Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director... Read more »
Ohio: HIV-Prevention Drive Targets Black WomenCDC is funding a citywide campaign Cleveland rolled out this week to encourage black women to be tested for HIV. The $750,000 campaign, and a similar one in Philadelphia, aim to cut down on the number of black women contracting HIV through... Read more »
Connect With Others
Black Spot on Tongue?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Can someone please help me. I just noticed a black spot on my tongue. I don't recall biting down on it and its a about 1-2cm wide (not huge). It kinda looks like a broken blood vessel -- it doesn't appear to be raised. I've never had anything... Read more » Spot on tongue
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi:Anyone ever heard of chancre appearing on tongue as possible site of HIV infection. was given head from a guy and his wife and she kissed me once. About 5 weeks later had little white chancre appear on tongue then really bad sinus infection,... 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...
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Wool spots or floaters!!!
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
To tell people that floaters or wool spots are nothing is BS! HIV retnopathy can occur very early in the infection
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