Rashes On My Thighs And Hiv

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HIV/MED Related Skin Rash

Recently after having been on a med combo of 3TC+Atazanavir+Viread (T4 >300 VL <50) for 2 years I have developed a skin rash (similar in appearance to acne) on my chest and extreme itching of the arms and inside the upper thighs (without...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

It is unusual for a skin side effect to develop after 2 years of therapy can it can happen. I recommend seeing a skin specialist to pin down the nature of your rash which can be due to severe dry skin, eosinophilic folliculitis, and other... Read more »

HIV/MED Related Skin Rash

Recently after having been on a med combo of 3TC+Atazanavir+Viread (T4 >300 VL <50) for 2... Read more »

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Skin Rash

Terms Used in This Fact Sheet Eosinophilia: an increased number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. Eosinophils are a part of the body's immune system that can damage healthy tissue if they malfunction. Non-nucleoside reverse... Read more »

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Transcript of The Body's Live Chat on HIV Treatment Side Effects With Dr. Joel Gallant

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Skin Problems

Many people get a rash when they start taking antiretrovirals. Rashes can be caused by the following drugs: non-nucleoside analogues -- nevirapine (Viramune), delavirdine (Rescriptor) and efavirenz (Sustiva) the nucleoside analogue abacavir (alone... Read more »

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Rashes, rashes and more rashes...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

OK...what does the rash associated with ARS appear as? Like an allergic reaction type rash or something real severe, and spread out over the body...

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Rash

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have a rash similar to the one described on some sites in association with acute HIV infection, its been there 4 weeks, it appeared nearly 2 weeks after encounter with a female work colleague. My doctor thinks its fungal, it appears on my stomach... Read more »

The Rash

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Ok i have seen pics of this supposed hiv rash and am here to say i am so damn confused.

I broke out on my butt with what the docs said was fulluculites 5 or 6 weeks after exposure it went away on its own in 3 or 4 days it faded it looked like fat... Read more »

Don't let rashes fool you

Posted by adams1, 4 Replies

Okay, so about a week ago I was curious about whether I could have been infected with HIV years ago and never knew it. My ultimate scare was a rash that appeared on my outer thigh. When I went to the doctor, he told me it looked like Shingles. He... Read more »

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