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Floaters After Touching Skin Worried I Have HIV
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Spot on skin, Floater?Hello Doctors,I was diagnosed in Sept of 03. My CD4 has been in the range of 500-700 (22%-34%) with a VL of 11,000-12,000. My doctor does not recommend starting treatment yet. I agree with him. My question: I have 3 spots on my body. These are...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Thanks for your question.Clotrimazole is a anti-fungal medication-- at times used to treat minor fungal skin infections. I'm assuming that your doctor had a suspicion of just that, though if you've not had improvement, I'd want to...
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Dr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i had a cut on my face. She could... Read more »Constantly feeling/touching "Lymph nodes-please answer worried cancer or HIV "Hi, I had a relatively low risk exposure 3 weeks ago and have been nervous since! Since then I have... Read more »
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Facing HIV Is Easier With Skin TreatmentFor some HIV patients, lipoatrophy, facial wasting associated with the disease and the medication prescribed for it, is a telltale sign of infection. The Food and Drug Administration in August 2004 approved Sculptra, an injectable form of... Read more »
Sex and Living with HIVSexual intimacy is essential to well being. All human beings need to touch and be touched. Yet people living with HIV are often denied touch because of other people's ignorance; or they themselves shy away from touch because of shame, pain, or fear... Read more »
Education: "People Are Afraid to Touch Them"Oxford University and South African researchers are working on a two-year study of child caregivers in families affected by HIV/AIDS. More than 7,000 people in three South African provinces -- about 6,000 children and 1,500 guardians -- will be... Read more »
HIV Awareness Gets MTV TouchMTV will reach out to teens and young adults today on World AIDS Day by airing two programs on HIV/AIDS. The shows, which feature pop stars Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, are being supplemented by MTV's news broadcasts and its campaign... Read more »
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floaters ,floaters and more floaters
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
hi all,my questin is reguarding flaoters,i have them and they are like quite bad when i look at something bright like sunlight or snow,well i have tested neg at 4 months for hiv 1-2,also took test for hiv 1 again,neg,my question is can hiv 2 cause...
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Sorry - Floaters Again...
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have posted a message below. I see I am not the only one worried about floaters. I have some questions about them:1) I know it is normal to have floaters, as most people have them. 2) Is it normal to have a profound increase in the number of... Read more » Wool spots or floaters!!!
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
To tell people that floaters or wool spots are nothing is BS! HIV retnopathy can occur very early in the infection
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Curious: Why Do So Many People Mention Floaters?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
If it is true that floaters have nothing to do with early HIV, why do so many people start seeing them after the exposure, both here and on other forums?????Read more »
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