Psoriasis Could I Have AIDS

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Psoriasis & Aids

I was recently diagnosed as having psoriasis after noticing an outbreak ofrashes on my ribs. At around the same time I took an HIV test which came back negative. My question is, whatis the chance the psoriasis could have been an infection due to...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Psoriasis is a skin condition that canhappen to any person at any time. It is not an opportunistic diseasedirectly associated with AIDS. Having this skin problem does not indicateHIV infection, nor AIDS.Also, if... Read more »

psoriasis and AIDS

Hi Dr. Feinberg-I have a question. I was diagnosed with AIDS in July on this year. CD4 120 and... Read more »

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aids, psoriasis and enbrel

Could a person with aids even consider taking enbrel for psoriasis? I had a severe outbreak of... Read more »

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psoriasis? delayed seroconversion

Posted by Anonymous

does anyone know if the autoimmune disease psoriasis would cause delayed seroconversion? just got tested and now this is eating away at me. responses/feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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PLEASE people take a look at this :(

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I got this redness under my armpit today. Its really freaking me out cuz i think i saw somewhere where this happens with HIV. Something in the psoriasis family I believe. The camera flash took away a lot of the reddish color. Also I have a bumpy... Read more »

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