Cheek Rash And Hiv

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Hiv-negative with sunken cheek

Dear Dr Bob . . . first I want to thank you for the wonderful job you do here and I wish you will get another 50 healthy years. The first weeks after my mistake in Brazil (Rio) I had almost chronic diahorrea, fever and profuse nightsweats, pruritic...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You've had 12 negative HIV tests out to 4 years and you wonder "why the test can't pick up (your HIV) infection"????? Hmmm . . . well, let me make a wild guess here . . . um . . . perhaps, just perhaps, you don't have... Read more »

HIV rash

Does the rash in acute HIV usually affect a large portion of the body or could it be localized to... Read more »

Response from Brian Conway, M.D. »

skin problems before HIV = rashes on AVT?

I have always had skin problems - acne, eczema, dermatitis, etc., including rashes on my arms every... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks

About Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks Age: 53 Home: Washington, DC Diagnosed: 1985 Many black religious figures have been slow to address the growing HIV epidemic among African Americans, but Bishop Cheeks is not one of them. The onetime... Read more »

Banishing Chipmunk Cheeks and Bullfrog Neck

Some people experienced facial wasting as a result of HIV treatment, others got a fat face. Nelson Vergel had the swollen glands on the side of his face that made it look bigger. Vergel, a treatment activist who started as an advocate of exercise... Read more »

The Lipodystrophy Look

After years of being HIV-positive, I seem to have recently developed the "look" of having this disease. My face has lost its fullness and my cheeks have sunken into my face. Now, I feel self-conscious that everyone who looks at me can tell that I... Read more »

Skin Rash

Terms Used in This Fact Sheet Eosinophilia: an increased number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. Eosinophils are a part of the body's immune system that can damage healthy tissue if they malfunction. Non-nucleoside reverse... Read more »

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Sunburn or Acute HIV Rash??????

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi all and thanks for reading!

I am a 31 y/o light skinned black female. I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend (38 y/o) of 3 months a little over a month ago. At this time I also had my regular localized minor acne episode on my face and I picked... Read more »

Fat loss in the cheeks but no HIV disease

Posted by Serge2008, 2 Replies

Hi! I'm a 41yo French heterosexual man and I live in Pennsylvania. Three years ago, I started to notice a sudden fat loss in my cheeks in a short period of time. I was worried about something serious and I had various blood test for cancer and HIV... Read more »

Rashes, rashes and more rashes...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

OK...what does the rash associated with ARS appear as? Like an allergic reaction type rash or something real severe, and spread out over the body...

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rash on upper arms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi all- I have a quick question..I know you'll help since you are all so informative!
My upper arms are kind of blotchy red, and have quite a few little red pimples on them...there is no itching. I noticed this about 2 months after a possible HIV... Read more »

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