If I Have Ars Will I Have Black Spots

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my boyfriends black spot on bottom of foot

Hi I have been with my boyfriend for about three months now, and I have noticed a flat black spot on the bottom of his foot the size of a pencil eracer.or a little larger. are the symptoms of Kaposi's sarcoma of a black spot? how long after...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

I can sense your anxiety about this situation. I will try to address some of your concerns, but I can only give you general information. The only way to know for sure what is the cause of the spots would be to have them examined by a health care... Read more »

Black Spots: Does it Mean I have AIDS?

I have brother who is HIV +. He is only using feed supplements at the moment. He recently started... Read more »

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Black spot

I have a black spot on my belly and i go through a unprotected sex two days ago. Is this a symptoms... Read more »

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H. »

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Black Spot on Tongue?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can someone please help me.

I just noticed a black spot on my tongue. I don't recall biting down on it and its a about 1-2cm wide (not huge). It kinda looks like a broken blood vessel -- it doesn't appear to be raised. I've never had anything... Read more »

Rash & ARS

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Okay.....truly panicking here. Someone made a post about what the ARS rash looks like. They were described as veiny and resembling a spider.

I have a band of rash that sits at mid-chest level on me. They are blotchy red assymettrical marks that... Read more »

Can you have ARS symptoms but not have ARS?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I had symptoms of ARS infection...painful swollen neck glands, low grade fever, rash that lasted a month, clogged ears. My only risk factor is receiving a shot from a doctor 9 weeks before the symptoms showed themselves. Should I be tested? What... Read more »

ARS Rash

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Would the ARS rash come and go in different spots of the body throught they day? Would it be more pronounced in the hands and neck? Also more pronounced around the knuckles? During different times of the day the hands get very red and the spots... Read more »

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