Remedies For Hiv Rash

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Face rash

Hi, my wife been on HIV treatment for 15 months, she has been taking a combo drug (GPO VIR) which i think is made in Thailand (where we live) she got her cd4 and virus counts done about 2 months ago which were improved from 250 to 400 and virus...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Facial rashes are common in the general population and even more so in persons with HIV infection. There are a wide range of common conditions for which the treatment can be quite different. Among the more common issues are seborrhea, froms of... Read more »

Would Atripla be likey to alleviate a pre-existing skin rash?

I have never been on any anti-HIV treatment but, due to various conditions - especially increadingly severe dermatitis - I am on the verge of starting on Atripla (which is what my regular doctor has been recommending). Is Atripla somethinbg that...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Course of skin conditions after starting effective HIV treatment (such as Atripla) is highly variable. In some cases (after sometimes an initial flare-up due to immune reconstitution) some chronic skin conditions such as seborrhea or folliculitis... Read more »

HIV Cure Medicine Hootone Remedies (ANOTHER SCAM, 2010)

Hi Nelson!Did you heard about "HOO-IMM PLUS from HOOTONE REMEDIES the effective medicine, proved in light of medical science, recorded not detected for HIV DNA-PCR Antigen test in the patients who were earlier confirmed positive for HIV either...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Fayroz,Another HIV cure? Wow, that's like the 3rd one that's crossed my inbox today. Fayroz,HOO-IMM PLUS is an herbal therapy that does absolutely nothing to treat, let alone cure, HIV or any other disease. It's another SCAM (so... Read more »

Face rash

Hello,I was diagnosed and started truvada + stocrin few month ago when my cd4 was < 200 and VL 6000. I have had a skin rash all over accept my face 2 weeks after starting treatment. It has went away and I switched to Atripla couple month ago. I...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Skin rashes are very common in the general population and even more common in HIV+ persons. In the facial area seborrheic dermatitis is very common and can often flare up when starting effective HAART (usually will over time improve). Often... Read more »

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Natural remedies? Not on meds yet....

Posted by cassiusp, 8 Replies

Not yet on meds, still have a decent T cell count. Started taking Korean Ginseng. NAC, ST Johns Wort and Lysine (collagen, I am a little paranoid about wrinkles :) ) and a good multivit. Oh and plan to start breathing meditations with my BF (he... Read more »

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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Skin Rash

Posted by DJones, 8 Replies

I have been on Atripla since January. I am also on Fluconazole and Acyclovir. In the last month I have developed a skin rash where the sun seems to hit my skin on my back of my neck where my hair line ends and lower arms. I thought it was... Read more »

HIV RASH

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I know there is little one can say about the HIV rash but I have had a rash now for over 2 months on my forehead. Could that be accociated with HIV? Read more »

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