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Are Enlarged Lymph Nodes A Symptom Of HIV
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Enlarged Lymph NodesDear Drs.My husband is Hiv positive for 6 years since he tested for hiv. Recently though i started noticing the nodes under his right side ear is enlarged more than the other and actually there is a shape of a large pea that clearly shows, he...
Response from David Wohl, M.D.
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
It is difficult to say. I share your concern and suggest you gently urge your husband to show this to his doctor. The good news is that this is an area where the lymph nodes are quite reactive to the smallest problem (such as dandruff of the...
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enlarged/swollen lymph nodestwo questions:1.Does everybody have enlarged/swollen lymph nodes during/after ARS or is it possible... Read more »lymph node swelling-- HIV vs non-HIV enlargementIf nodal enlargement is because of HIV, all the nodes around the body should have the same chance... Read more »
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Enlarged Lymph Node
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
About 4 years ago I was sexually active with a few people, some of them being unprotected. Since then I have been totally petrified of possibly being HIV positive. Every day I feel like I have another symptom. However, I do have a huge lymph node...
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Does HIV always cause swollen lymph nodes?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Even if you do not have any other symptoms will swollen gland always appear in the first few weeks of infection?
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Lymph Nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How common is is for your lymph nodes to become swollen durings the early symptoms of hiv? I lymph nodes have been tender and enlarged for 10 days now. Once they enlarge do they stay enlarged?Read more » detecting swollen lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How does it feel to have swollen lymph nodes? Are your lymph nodes always enlarged? Are they always tender to palpation? Do they change throughout the course of your infection? (i.e. initial infection, with changes in viral load/CD4 count, etc.) This... Read more »
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