Does Rash Mean I Have AIDS

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What Is AIDS?

AIDS-related symptoms also include serious weight loss, brain tumors, and other health problems. Without treatment, these opportunistic infections can kill you. The official (technical) CDC definition of AIDS is available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00018871.htm . AIDS is different in every infected person. A few people may die in a few months after getting infected, but most live fairly normal lives for many years, even after they...

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Does a Rash appearing 12 weeks later mean seroconversion?

Hello Dr. Bob, Im still worried. I went ahead and had unprotected sex with my wife after I got opinons from everyone and my negative test at 8 and 10 weeks. Now she is having headaches and I am having rashes appearing. I was doing fine until the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your rash does not mean you are seroconverting or that your multiple tests were all false-negative tests! Your fears are once again unwarranted. Your follow-up HIV test was not warranted and the result will undoubtedly be negative once again. If... Read more »

Could Aids be transmitted through if bodily fluid makes contact with skin with rash ?

The condom only covers the shaft of the penis, so what if fluid were to get onto the base of the penis (which is not protected) and if there is rashes on this area, how high is the chance of transmition ? If the answer is yes, oes it also mean that...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiThis is a great question. And you are correct the condom does not protect the other areas in the genital area. If there is a rash or broken skin there is an opportunity for HIV to transmit. So yes if there are openings, rashes, broken skin... Read more »

Rash

What type of rash is associated with HIV/AIDS? Can you describe what they look like?...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

There are many different types of rash someone with HIV may have. There is no rash that is specific (meaning you only get) with HIV. You cannot look at a rash and say, "Oh that is HIV" as one can typically do for chickenpox. There are many... Read more »

Face rash

Hi, my wife been on HIV treatment for 15 months, she has been taking a combo drug (GPO VIR) which i think is made in Thailand (where we live) she got her cd4 and virus counts done about 2 months ago which were improved from 250 to 400 and virus...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Facial rashes are common in the general population and even more so in persons with HIV infection. There are a wide range of common conditions for which the treatment can be quite different. Among the more common issues are seborrhea, froms of... Read more »

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Rash Photos

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I was searching for HIV rash photos and came across these pictures so here are a few sites with photos of the HIV rash. I hope this helps some folks but remember only a test will confirm HIV exposure.

Also, if anyone can confirm these pictures from... Read more »

HIV RASH

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I know there is little one can say about the HIV rash but I have had a rash now for over 2 months on my forehead. Could that be accociated with HIV? Read more »

skin rashes

Posted by theman22, 1 Reply

i know that everyone says just because you have a rash doesnt mean you have hiv but i have had so many rashes in the past couple of months that its starting to worry me. they also seem like they never go away. i have all different rashes in all... Read more »

Rash? Someone please provide 411

Posted by dopey33, 2 Replies

HI everyone. I am a little concerned. I had what appears to be a VERY low risk activity for contracting HIV but all of the sudden (its been exactly a month) I developed weird spots on my chest. I cant really describe the spots but they are not bumps... Read more »

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