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Do Purple Spots Mean I Have AIDS
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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...
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purple patchesCan a Kaposi sarcoma flat lesion, occur in one day, ie suddenly. I have about a dime size lesion... Read more »Black Spots: Does it Mean I have AIDS?I have brother who is HIV +. He is only using feed supplements at the moment. He recently started... Read more »
Articles
HIV in America: Studies Zero in on Trouble SpotsSophisticated mapping and medical record technologies can help target AIDS-related resources to those who need it most, according to several studies presented at the 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta. Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director... Read more »
Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS MalignanciesWhat Is a "Malignancy"? The word malignancy means a cancer. Specifically, cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that divide uncontrollably and may spread to other parts of the body. There are many kinds of cancer, which can involve just about any... Read more »
Urine Test Spots Chlamydia in Male TeensRoutine urine screening for chlamydia is an effective means of detecting infections in sexually active young men, according Dr. Kathleen P. Tebb of the University of California-San Francisco and colleagues. Chlamydia is moderately prevalent among... Read more »
California: Research Shows Neighborhoods Where AIDS Treatments LagA project to map HIV viral loads in San Francisco shows that while more HIV cases are in the largely gay Castro neighborhood, residents with HIV in poorer neighborhoods tend to be sicker or untreated. The city's health department is combining... Read more »
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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...
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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.
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Purplish spot on arm
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
I have a purple spot on my arm-dime sized. It has been there for a while now. Is there anything but KS that can appear like that on skin? If I was exposed to HIV, it was over ten years ago. Never thought any contact with my last boyfriend was...
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What di these symptoms mean?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
what are K.S. sores? are they the dark purple or brown marks on your skin that look like bruises and if they are what does if mean if you have several of these just appearing out of nowhere but you are not sure if you have the virus. can these...
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