Bump On Tip Of Tongue Hiv

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bumps on tongue

I noticed two hard little bumps on the back of my tongue and my tongue is yellow. what could this be and should I go see a dr. immediately?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If you are HIV+ with a low CD4 count (< 200) I recommend seeing your HIV specialist particularly if you are having a fever or trouble swallowing. KH... Read more »

bumps on tongue and throat

I have recently noticed bumps on the back of my tongue and down my throat causing a severe sore... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

Red blister on tip of tongue

Dear DoctorsPlease help. My nephew was diagnosed HIV pos a few months ago. This morning she woke up... Read more »

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

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There's a sore on the back of my tongue. I look in the mirror and stick my tongue out as far as I can and I still can't see it. I can feel it, though. Every time I swallow it feels like someone is squeezing my tongue with a pair of pliers, and... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Advocates Urge HIV Education: Tennessee Sees Bump in New Diagnoses for Young People

New HIV diagnoses in Tennesseans ages 15-24 increased by 32 percent from 2005 to 2009, while cases among other age groups dropped slightly, state data show. Advocate Larry "Cowboy" Frampton thinks those figures reflect a lack of both historical... Read more »

Texas: HIV Program Loses Needed Funding Bump in Compromise

The compromise budget announced Monday night by House and Senate leaders denies a requested funding increase for the state AIDS Drug Assistance Program, the Texas HIV Medication Program (THMP). Citing hikes in the cost of HIV medicines, the longer... Read more »

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white bumps on tongue

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

now i have these little white things all around the back of my tongue!!!man i'm scared !!!
thursday will be around the 25 day mark should i wait and go in for an confidential test or go see a dr now?

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My tongue. Beg your help

Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies

Hi guys. I just found a picture at hivdent.org where there is a man with small red spots arround his tongue. I dont have the big red spot at the center of the tongue but do have more or less the same white tongue and the small red spots that cause... Read more »

Tongue problems?? Aids2HIV?

Posted by WhatDoIDo, 1 Reply

Are there any tongue side effects due to HIV? What I mean is, is there a tongue disorder related to ARS? I've heard that Oral Thrush normally occurs in later stages, is that completely true? I have like a zillion BIG bumps on the back of my tongue... Read more »

burning tongue and bumps

Posted by Anonymous

burning tongue and flee like bumps on the arm along with swollen lymphnodes; lymphnodes swelling off and on for about a year the burning tongue moving from section to section on the tongue lasting for about a month or a month and a half, flee bite... Read more »

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