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Hiv+ for 20yrs/No meds having night sweats/rash

Posted by ajpooboy, 5 Replies

I am a white male Nordic background and have never been sick.I have never been on Meds ever. Been Poz for 20+ yrs but now am having night sweats/day sweats and have developed a rash all over my body. Mt CD4 has always been around 600 and my VL... 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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face rashes

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

As some may know my doctor has told me to forget this issu of the HIV virus, I dont have had any symptom, I was just worried then , he evaluates my 6.5 week ELISA 3rd generation test and tell me that as he said I must not be worried about that, he... Read more »

Rash

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is the acute HIV rash supposed to be itchy and hive-like? Also, does anyone know if it should react to antihistamines like Allegra? Thanks! Read more »

Rash Question

Posted by eh3572, 2 Replies

Can someone tell me what the rash for acute hiv looks like and also if it itches. I have this weird itchy red rash 8 days after exposure and it moved from my arms to hands and feet. I am worried sick. Thanks

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False negative? Wasting,rashes,night sweats

My 54 year old mother, due to her worsening physical symptoms, is convinced that she is among the .5 of patients who test HIV negative, but truly are infected. She has had 3 tests in the last 3 months and her high risk (one time) exposure was about...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

The posibility of infection for your mother is extremely low.You may want to reassure her by doing an ultrasensitive HIV PCR that detects as little as 50 copies of the virus.... Read more »

Rashes and worried for HIV+

I would like to know the common symptoms that occur when contracted HIV. Do they occur together? Last month, I had sex with a girl whom I don't know at all. We had protected sex, and light kissing. But her vaginal secretions was all over my...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Please refer to A message about symptom questions for a thorough answer to your question.RMK... Read more »

my worst night mare (PREGNANCY AND POSITIVE HIV TEST)

hi doc,im a new mother of a two months old girl,before i had my baby i had three hiv tests and they were negative,im in bording school i las had sex with my fiance in my third month of pregnacy. he tested negative too every time he acomanies me to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The most likely explanation is that your recent positive HIV test is a "false positive" resulting from nonspecific cross-reacting antibodies that developed during your pregnancy. (See below.) If a repeat HIV screening test continues... Read more »

rash all over body

I started atripla 4 weeks ago. I take it at night so side effects will not be so bad. Two days ago, i started having a rash all over my body. I'm taking benadryl. I thought that if this was a side effect of atripla that it would have showed up...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many conditions can cause rash besides drugs so an evaluation by your HIV specialist is recommended. Usually rashes due to efavirenz (in the Atripla) occur before 4 weeks as your note so I would look for other possible explanations. Most drug rashes... Read more »

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