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How Can You Tell If Lymph Nodes Are Swollen
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you said lymph nodes are common; what if just one lymph node is swollenin your reply to someone you said that lymph nodes are very common in hiv infected people. what about if just one node is swollen? if it were hiv would that necessarily mean that more nodes would be swollen? i had unprotected sex. i have a...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Enlarged lymph nodes are part and parcel of HIV. These enlarged lymph nodes represent the body's attempt at fighting off the HIV virus. Usually there is "generalized lymphadenopathy"; what this means is that there are many swollen...
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right supraclevical lymph node swollenMy right supraclevical lymph node has been swollen for the last 3 weeks. It is currently 3cm in... Read more »Lymph Nodes SwollenMy husband has been diagnosed with HIV almost 2 months ago now. He does not know when he got it.... Read more »
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Lymph Node Fibrosis, CD4 T Cells, and Immune ReconstitutionOne of the less well-publicized consequences of thepersistent immune activation caused by HIV infection is a type of scarring damageto lymph tissues described as fibrosis. Some early studies of lymph nodes fromHIV-infected individuals reported... Read more »
Personal Perspective: One Woman's StoryOn August 27, 2001, I found out that I was HIV positive. I was surprised, hurt, confused, and angry, all at the same time. A friend of mine who is a nurse told me that she had noticed visible lymph nodes behind my ears and on the back of my neck.... Read more »
How HIV Cripples Immune CellsThis is the actin cytoskeleton of human T-lymphocytes (red) in the presence of the stimulus CCL-19. An HIV-1 infection (HIV-1 protein CA in green) leads to the loss of actin reorganization and therefore of cell motility. Source: Hygiene Institute,... Read more »
HIV SymptomsEarly Symptoms Many people will not have any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. They may, however, have a flu-like illness within a month or two after exposure to the virus. This illness may include Fever Headache Tiredness... Read more »
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lymph nodes swollen
Posted by jalarm, 1 Reply
I have swollen lymph nodes in my groin and under my arms near my triceps and they are kinda painful. I have had this for a little over a week. i went to the doctor and he said they were not bad, not too big and not red or anything else like that. ...
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Can lymph nodes be swollen and sore seven days
Posted by Tyne2011, 1 Reply
I may have been exposed to HIV a week ago. I took combivir at hr 60, then added kalestra three days later. I think my groin nodes are swollen and sore. Does this make sense ? Please, any advice is appreciated. TY.
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swollen lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous
When you say swollen lymph nodes, does it mean that it is usually swollen throughout the entire time you experience ARS or it does not follow, I know a lot of people experience the symptoms differently, I guess want to know what usually happensRead more » What are swollen lymph nodes?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
What are exactly swollen lymph nodes? How do they feel? Please I need the info (preferably from someone who has gone through it) Thanks in advance, and God bless you Read more »
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