How Do I Know If I Have Aphthous Ulcer

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aphthous ulcer

Doc,I recently had an apthous ulcer in my mouth for the first time no other sumptoms. Could this be ars? What else could cause this? thanks...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

HIV- people can get aphthous ulcers also. No one knows what causes aphthae. If you're worried about HIV, get tested.... Read more »

Aphthous ulcerations

You talk about Aphthous ulcerations, what is this and what causes it? What does it look like and... Read more »

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thrush or aphthous ulcerations?

My husband has had thrush since originally dianosed in 2-97. At that time his cd-4 count was 170.... Read more »

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Aphthous Ulcers

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Guys, I've heard "aphthous ulcers" and other mouth ulcers are common in HIV. Are they painful? Is it possible to have some without noticing them? Are they easy to feel in the mouth? What do they feel like?

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tongue ulcer

Posted by uhohblita, 3 Replies

damnit! now i have an ulcer on my tongue!?! never had that one before...
wtf is going on...

-uhoh

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mouth ulcers

Posted by Anonymous

Since a couple of days (end of week5), I am developping mouth ulcers which are not painful and go away after 1 or 2 days. Is this related to ars or to stress ( I am so stressed that I do not eat a lot) ? Does also anybody know the percentage of... Read more »

ulcer on penis

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

someone said an ulver on the penis is a symptom of ars. what would this look like? would it hurt? they gave this url, but it's unclear...
http://www.fpnotebook.com/HIV12.htm

any help would be awesome.

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