Are Purple Spots An Ars Symptom

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weird purple spots!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

ive been poz for almost 2 years now. i havent been sick or anything but yesterday i noticed weird purple spots like bruises on my body, on my upper arms and on my legs near my knees. their small and they dont hurt but they look gross. i dont burise... Read more »

Can you have ARS symptoms but not have ARS?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I had symptoms of ARS infection...painful swollen neck glands, low grade fever, rash that lasted a month, clogged ears. My only risk factor is receiving a shot from a doctor 9 weeks before the symptoms showed themselves. Should I be tested? What... Read more »

Little pink and purple spots under my skin?

Posted by Anonymous

Would little pink and purple spots on my palm be a sign of infection? unprotected vaginal with a stripper about 8 weeks ago. I had a neg. pcr and elia at 6 weeks. Read more »

ARS Symptoms Question

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Hello,

I was curious if ARS symptoms occur all at once or does someone feel ill at first with sore throat, then progress after few days into fever and body ache.. Thanks! Read more »

ARS symptoms and 6 weeks test negative.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Earlier in July I had several events of unprotected intercourse with a female whose sexual history is unknown to me. Later in the month, I had a heavy nasal congestion and then I had a sore throat for about 2-3 days. Everything cleared, but 1 week... Read more »

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Do I have KS? If that red/purple spot is driving your crazy, please read this.

I am HIV-. About 2 and a half years ago I noticed a couple marks on my wrist. They were all different in size. The one, about 2cm in size and oval shaped, has a pinkish type color. The inside is more like a white. I think they are actualy...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

As for your spots and the red spots of so many others who write, please permit me to re-run my response from Sept 16, 2001. It's applicable to your query--In the past months or so, I have received about 30 queries which describe pigmented... Read more »

purple patches

Can a Kaposi sarcoma flat lesion, occur in one day, ie suddenly. I have about a dime size lesion on my thigh and it occurred in one day. it blanches though, can it still be Kaposi. Has been there a week unchanged....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Kaposi's sarcoma (K.S.) lesions do not blanch and dime-sized lesions do not appear within one day.K.S. was a major problem during the early years of the epidemic. Today it is seen only rarely. K.S. is caused by human herpes virus type 8... Read more »

Common ARS Symptoms?

Dear Doc,Is a mild sore throat and fatigue with no other symptoms 11 days after a moderate risk exposure consistent with your experience on primary hiv infection? Thanks,Denny...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These are very nonspecific and could be the results of many kinds of infections.... Read more »

Yet another party skank story (woo-hoo). SYMPTOM SPOTTING= SATAN

Hey there Dr B.Well as you can tell from the title, im neg.. And i had ALL ARS symptoms. this is the story and time line.Hooked up with a party skank (this one goes AROUND). she is allergic to condoms, so, when she started to develop a rash during...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thank you for taking the time to write in and share your story in such detail. I'm confident it will help others who are locked in their self-made worried-well hell to wake up from their nightmare as "well."That party skank... Read more »

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