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Hiv Chest Infection
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Tender Chest; is this a thoracic lymph node; is it the HIV infection?I'm HIV+ and not yet on HAART. CD4+ 600 VL 32000. For the last 6 months I have been feeling a tenderness where my lower ribs meet in the center of my chest. I asked my doctor about it, and he didn't seem particularly concerned.Do you...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
The area to which you are referring is a common source of pain. Most often the pain is musculoskeletal in nature. If your pain persists, it may pay to image it with some type of scan. Is this related to HIV or to thoracic lymph glands? Probably...
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Questions Regarding Persistent Chest InfectionsDear Dr Robert, Thanks for all your work.I am 42 years old and since the age of 7 have had asthma... Read more »hiv related chest painwhy do patients with hiv sufer from chest pains... Read more »
Articles
Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and AdolescentsSummary Introduction How to Use the Information in This Report Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on the Incidence and Management of OIs Initiation of ART in the Setting of an Acute OI (Treatment-Naive Patients) Management of Acute OIs in the... Read more »
Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and AdolescentsDisclosure of Relationship Summary Introduction History of the Guidelines Guidelines Process Major Changes in Guidelines Since Last Publication How to Use the Information in this Report Effect of ART on the Management of OIs ... Read more »
Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Disease in HIV-Infected PersonsIntroduction In February 2003, the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released new guidelines for the treatment of TB. This fact sheet will... Read more »
Special Edition of Medicine Chest: Detection and Treatment of DepressionDepression is not unique to any individual or group. Depression can affect the mind, body, mood and behavior of anyone. As in the general population, some HIV-positive patients are at higher risk for clinical depression. Patients with a previous... Read more »
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Chest congestion
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Any specific feedback on chest congestion? I have had a toally rattling sound when I breathe in, and been coughing up a lot of phlem. Just when I think I'm over it, it reoccurs - this has been going on for 10 days now, accompanied with a rash I've...
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Infection and HIV.
Posted by Anonymous
I've heard that during HIV infection, lymph nodes are usually swollen but RARELY tender and painful.While they might be swollen and painful during ARS due to flu-like symptoms, that are rarely painful for months on end. Check this out: From: ... Read more » 28 days Post Possible HIV Infection
Posted by LostMind, 1 Reply
Sorry for the long post...10/10/12 I'm a 32 yr old white male; I had unprotected oral sex with a female I met at a bar (business trip in Seattle) and possibly unprotected vaginal sex (cannot remember). Since then I have been plagued with the... Read more » INFECTION
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
RASH ON MY CHEST, I HAD A WEIRD ALMOST LIKE A CUT MARK ON MY PENIS, IT LOOKED LIKE A SMALL CUT OR SOMETHING BUT IT WASNT AND IT LASTED THREE DAYS, I HAVE A SINUS INFECTION: CLOGGED NOSE, COUGHING ALOT, YELLOW FLEM I HAD TODAY, IS ALL THIS LINKED TO...
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