If You Have Hiv Should Your Skin Turn Dark

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dark spots on my skin

Hi there,I am living with HIV and have been 5 years now. I started the meds late last year, I am very healthy (with a CD4 count of 600) and exercise, but the problem I have is the dark spots that I experienced 2 years back. I have tried everything...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I have seen some darkening of skin pigments in facial region is a modest number of my dark skinned (usually African American or African born persons) patients. Linkage to a particular drug or regimen has been minimal but 3TC and FTC have often been... Read more »

SKIN RASHES? DARK AND ITCHY1979

I have noticed that in the past 2 to 3 weeks I have had these sort of roundish dark spots or rash... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

can hiv pass through irritated skin from shaving?

I asked you this question twice in the past week and still have yet to receive an answer. What kind... Read more »

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Skin Turns Red, Is This Normal?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

OK. Here's a puzzle I can't solve. First of all, my skin has become dryer. My palms especially - never been so dry. Secondly, I have transient red areas on the skin, like pressure marks, even when I don't remember exerting the pressure. They appear... Read more »

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Posted by ScotCharles, 4 Replies

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My turn to ask a question...;)

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Anyone here ever had a rash after being exposed and turn out to be Negative? I see a lot of posts for rashes but haven't found out the "test" result...

I had a "slight" rash on both arms that lasted about 3 hrs and were in very localized areas about... Read more »

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