Blister Mouth And Hiv

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HIV and the Mouth

Other Oral Conditions of HIV Disease The two most common conditions that may not be caused by an infection include dry mouth and small round mouth sores, called aphthous ulcers . Dry Mouth Dry mouth, or xerostomia , is a common condition in HIV disease that may have a variety of causes. HIV disease itself may cause dry mouth because HIV-related salivary disease causes swollen salivary glands (glands in the mouth that produce saliva, or...

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Transparent 'blisters' inside under lip (mouth)

Dear doc, I have small blisters (transparent) inside my mouth, behind my under lip. Under my tongue are also rough pieces of 'meat', it looks more irregular than normal. Do you think these spots are OI? Is it usual?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

You don't say whether you are HIV+ or not, but assuming you are, these transparent blisters could be herpes. The "rough" spots are hard to figure out from your description, and you don't say whether any of these problems is... Read more »

I have extreme blisters on my lips

I have these extreme blisters that pop up all over my lips every other week or so , they pop up , dry up and peel before they go away.My lips are very sensitive now.What is it?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

To best try and answer your question some details regarding your HIV status and which HIV medications you are on are important. If sun exposure seems to trigger the blisters as well as any history of herpes simplex (or cold sores)is also useful... Read more »

survival ,blisters and window period

respected sirblood from pimples or blisters contain hiv??hiv survival outside of body??while eatin some food satple or needle go in mouth cause hiv??window period of hiv vurus??after how long hiv detected in blood by elisa ??pls pls pls help......

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

This is a very common question, infact have answered it 3 times today!HIv doesn't live well outside the body (mostly dead in a few hours), especially once dried. There have been no reported cases of HIV being spread from the environment after... Read more »

fever blister and oral sex

My lover who is HIV+ had an open, but almost healed fever blister on his lipwhen he performed oral sex on me. I then masturbated to ejaculation. I didn'tsee any danger because there were no visible open sores or cuts on my penis.Should I be...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Your risk of infection for HIV was low,even under the circumstances mentioned in your question. This is because itwas unlikely that you were exposed to his blood or semen. However, you wereat possible risk for... Read more »

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mouth blisters and ars

Posted by Anonymous

first off, this forum is really informative and a great place. i've posted several questions and having a hard time getting through to my six months test. i tested at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks and both were negative(elisa test). at 3 weeks i had some... Read more »

Strange stuff in my mouth

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Just a little worried, I am a gay man who has has some encounters recently with several different men. It should be noted that I have gotten but not given oral sex from all these men. I have also had anal sex(given) with a condom several times with... Read more »

Does anyone has dry mouth and neuropathy early HIV

Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply

Does anyone here experience persistent dry mouth and throat and white coated tongue and peripheral neuropathy (Burning, stinging, tingling feet and hands which is persistent?

This has occur after 3 months of lowgrade fever and 2 episodes of hives... Read more »

HIV Thro' Mouth Ulcer ?!?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I went to the toilet to rinse my mouth after my meal. I squirted some "hand-soap" from the dispenser, rinsed my hand and filled my mouth with tap water. After spitting, I raised my head & found someone's blood (certainly not mine) mixed with... Read more »

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