Hiv Foot Pain

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Foot pain in HIV-positive 4 year old

My HIV+ 4 year old has begun complaining of foot pain. It has occurred off and on for a couple of weeks. It shows no relation to whether she has on shoes or is barefoot, whether she had been active or sedentary. Last night she was crying with the...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

I think it is very unlikely that this represents a drug induced neuropathy with the drug regimen that she is receiving; children of this age frequently have these kinds of pains which are not serious and go away; I agree that it would be best to... Read more »

foot pain, knee pain

I am on Norvir,Reyataz,Emtriva,viread,videx. A few months ago started having severe foot pain, in... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

Pains on my right arm and left foot

I was diagnised with HIV 2 years back and developed lymph nodes at the back of my neck( near hair... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Medical Marijuana Might Reduce Nerve Pain Among People Living With HIV/AIDS, Study Says

Medical marijuana might reduce the pain of peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage, among people living with HIV/AIDS, according to a study published in the Feb. 13 issue of the journal Neurology , the Washington Post reports (Weiss, ... Read more »

HIV is the Only Cause of AIDS: The Potential for Journalism to Impact the Public Health

It seems that the so-called experts on AIDS have done a poor job of convincing the public that HIV is the sole and unequivocal cause of this dread disease. The case should be an easy one. After all, close to 40 million people worldwide are known to... Read more »

HIV-Related Pain

Table of Contents Introduction What Causes Pain? Common Types of Pain Assessing Pain Pain Management What to Do if You Have Pain Introduction Pain is common in people living with HIV (HIV+ people). One study found thatmore than... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

South African National Defense Force Puts Best Foot Forward in War on AIDS Pandemic

Since 2003, when Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota revealed that at least 23 percent of South African National Defense Force personnel were HIV-positive, the Military Health Service (MHS) has made sure all infected SANDF staff have antiretroviral... Read more »

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worried of getting stabbed with hiv in my foot

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Athlete's foot getting worse due to hiv?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I've had athletes foot ever since I've been young. My feet always crack and peel. If you were infected with hiv after 13 weeks would it cause your foot problem to get worse? I am noticing more peeling lately. Read more »

HIV and Pain

Posted by Anonymous

I've been having a sexual contact with with a sex worker (protected) and after 2 weeks my body shown alot of symptoms look alike HIV symptoms. Now I have a pain on my muscles (left arm) and joints pain on my knee (left) and one toe on my left foot.... Read more »

HIV-1? HIV-2? HIV-O?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

We didn't even know about HIV until the 1980's. So, we invented a HIV1 test, only to find there is a HIV2. So, we invented a HIV2 only to find out there is a HIV-O. Why are we so ignorant to think there couldn't be another strain...for which we... Read more »

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