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Worried about HIV from fist fight and braces

Posted by worriedboy4321

Hi,
Last year on march a bunch of gangsters or hooligans attacked me and a few friends.
One of them punched me at the side of my face.My braces gave me a cut inside my mouth,at the cheek area.The cut was quite deep and it extended to the corner of my... Read more »

Desperate.dry mouth,dry eyes,peripheral neuropathy

Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply

have been worried of contracting HIV.
I have had unprotected receptive anal sex last August 12, 2011 and i also had protected anal sex on October 12,2011.
On the last week of October, i started to feel chills everyday at night and i have stuffy nose... Read more »

Does anyone has dry mouth and neuropathy early HIV

Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply

Does anyone here experience persistent dry mouth and throat and white coated tongue and peripheral neuropathy (Burning, stinging, tingling feet and hands which is persistent?

This has occur after 3 months of lowgrade fever and 2 episodes of hives... Read more »

dry mouth

Posted by Anonymous

i'm writing this to ask a question about oral manifestations of hiv infection. I have been fairly sexually active this past year, and back in Feb I had a two day bout of chills with fever and woke up the second day having a night sweat -- fever... Read more »

Dry Mouth, Thrush?

Posted by TheTyger, 3 Replies

One of the symptoms I experienced was a dry mouth lacking in saliva. My mouth felt kind of sticky and burning. Was this thrush? Or is thrush mainly a bunch of white stuff that resembles cottage cheese on the tongue? Could this have been an oral... Read more »

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dry eyes/dry mouth = HIV?

Dr. Dieterich,I am at a loss. I have been having problems with dry eyes and dry mouth over the past 6 months. My tear production was measured and is 1/2 of what a normal person should produce. I also have a dry mouth which causes discomfort...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dry eyes and mouth are very non specific symptom. If really severe, it can be part of the Sicca syndrome which is an autoimmune illness. If you have any worries about HIV, GET TESTED! DTD... Read more »

dry eyes/dry mouth = HIV?

Dr. Pavia,I am at a loss. I have been having problems with dry eyes and dry mouth over the past 6 months. My tear production was measured and is 1/2 of what a normal person should produce. I also have a dry mouth which causes discomfort...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

Dry eyes and decreased saliva production can be very annoying, can lead to eye irritation and damage, and can make it hard to eat. While these symptoms do occur in people with fairly advanced HIV disease, this would not change the interpretation of... Read more »

dry eyes/dry mouth

Dr. Henry,I am at a loss. I have been having problems with dry eyes and dry mouth over the past 6 months. My tear production was measured and is 1/2 of what a normal person should produce. I also have a dry mouth which causes discomfort...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Dry eyes would not be a symptoms of early HIV infection in the setting you described. KH... Read more »

dry mouth!

Hey Dr., first of all thank you for this great site and allowing time to answer so many questions. I just wanted your help concerning my dry mouth. I have been very worried after looking up thrush. I am not sure if I have thrush. Do a lot of...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

It is very possible that dry mouth alone or dry mouth induced by anxiety or stress can lead to coated tongue. Remember, coated tongue is neither a sign nor a symptom of HIV infection but an overgrowth of the normal papillae of the tongue or an... Read more »

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