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Hiv Skin Crawling Face Legs
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crawling sensation on my faceLately , I have been having these crawling sensations but it's only on my face and on the top of my head in my hair.My doctor doesn't even know what it is. Is this an illusion or is it a real disease?...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
This forum is exclusively for discussion of the side effects of HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy). What is your HIV status and which HIV medications are you taking?...
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Crawling Sensation on Face and HeadI am a HIV positive and am just over clearing recieved my final treatments for secondary syphillis... Read more »CRAWLING SENSATION UNDER SKINI have a sensation (for up to 2 years now) on my upper back left hand side, it feels like there are... Read more »
Articles
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 »
Personal Perspective: Eggs on Legs"Oh, my God! When are you due?! Why didn't Beau tell me you're pregnant?!" This was the reaction of my former hairdresser (who still cuts my son's hair) after not having seen me for six months. She was so excited, making it that much more painful... Read more »
New Therapies Mean HIV Patients Gain Longer Lives, Face New ChallengesSan Diego -- New HIV therapies have prolonged lives and improved health for patients with HIV, but the treatments have also brought the longer-term effects of the disease into sharper focus. Patients with HIV are not only about twice as likely to... Read more »
The Mirror Has Two Faces: A Personal Account of Using Facial Filler for LipoatrophyFace on: Berry before his initial treatment (top), and three months after the sixth and last session (bottom). Ever since it first began appearing with some regularity in people with HIV in the mid 1990s, lipoatrophy has earned its well... Read more »
Connect With Others
Itchy bumps on face--On Isentress,Prezista,Norvir
Posted by llee, 2 Replies
Hi all,my doctor put me on a combo of Isentress,Prezista,Norvir in June. Soon after I started I got itchy bumps all over my face, and also on my neck and upper chest and upper arms. According to the doctor it's because of Immune Reconstitution... Read more » Dry skin and HIV?!??
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Was just diagnosised. But am taking things with a positive outlook. Just wondered... female, 26 my skin has gotten SOOOOO dry and itchy, also have dandruff never has been this bad before. Summer heat, or something more? I haven't started any meds...
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Skin infections and HIV?
Posted by spadude64, 4 Replies
I have had a boil on my left leg (upper inner thigh) for more than a week. As far as my viral load goes, I am undetectable, but how common are skin infections in people with HIV? Should I be seen by a doctor? Any replies will be appreciated. Read more » DEBATE: Who's better off? DoucheFace VS. HIV *DELETED*
Posted by LQZ, 6 Replies
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