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Hiv And Purple Rash
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Ask the Experts
purple dotsI am hiv pos. i have 2 small reddish dots on my face. Is that normal like from the meds or something? They just came since i started meds....
Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Usually rashes that appear in reaction to medications are more than just 2 small dots. To get a precise diagnosis you need to see your doctor or perhaps a skin doctor....
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Rash all overI just started my first treatment. Truvada, Reyataz, and Noriv. One week later (today)I started to... Read more »Negative test after rashDear sir, I had an unprotected oral sex with a prostitute 7 months back and I took two HIV tests... Read more »
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South Africa: Purple Ribbon for Rape VictimsA nationwide campaign to make antiretroviral drugs available for every rape survivor in South Africa kicked off Tuesday in Cape Town. Advocates called on supporters to wear a purple ribbon around their left wrist to show their support for making the... Read more »
Skin RashTerms Used in This Fact Sheet Eosinophilia: an increased number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. Eosinophils are a part of the body's immune system that can damage healthy tissue if they malfunction. Non-nucleoside reverse... Read more »
To Treat or Not To Treat ...Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »
Skin ProblemsMany people get a rash when they start taking antiretrovirals. Rashes can be caused by the following drugs: non-nucleoside analogues -- nevirapine (Viramune), delavirdine (Rescriptor) and efavirenz (Sustiva) the nucleoside analogue abacavir (alone... Read more »
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And Yet another Rash Question
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Can HIV rash resemble a bruise and disapear after a week and a half?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...Read more » rashes
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Could HIV rashes look somewhat like bruises? I got one bruise like spot on my arm 40 days after low risk exposure and another bruise like spot 52 days after exposure. are bruiselike spots relevant to hiv rashes or no? Please reply.
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The Rash
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Ok i have seen pics of this supposed hiv rash and am here to say i am so damn confused.I broke out on my butt with what the docs said was fulluculites 5 or 6 weeks after exposure it went away on its own in 3 or 4 days it faded it looked like fat... Read more »
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