Sensory Neuropathy Burning Foot

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Peripheral Neuropathy and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? What Causes PN? Who Is at Risk of Developing PN? How Do You Know if You Have PN? PN Treatments AIMS for PN What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? Many people living with HIV (HIV+) develop problems that involve the nervoussystem. The nervous system controls thinking, movement, sensations, andfeelings. There are two parts of the nervous system: the brain and spinal cord(central...

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causes of sensory neuropathy

although i have full-blown aids (cd4-134)my question is about my best friend who has been HIV+ for nearly 17 years, and his cd4 count is 851. he has been on a Combivir/Sustiva cocktail for 2 years. he is now experiencing pain and tingling from...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

3TC (a component of Combivir) can cause peripheral neuropathy (drug related almost always involves the foot first-usually in a fairly symmetric manner). HIV can mimic that. Some vitamin deficiencies (i.e.vitamin B12) can cause neuropathy as can... Read more »

Burning foot? IBS?

Dear sirs;I am 40 and +ve. Diagnosed +ve on July 2001 my CD4 was 119 and started ombivir+ Sustiva. I am now CD4 290 and VL undetectable (March 2003). My foot is burning all the time specially day times. I have diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The IBS would seem to be an unlikely cause of burning feet. A trial off 3TC (with perhaps Ziagen or Viread) would seem reasonable to sort out whether the 3TC is causing the neuropathy (can occur with 3TC but not commonly). I also recommend an... Read more »

Painful feet (PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, 2011)

Hi My name is Patricia from South Africa. I have been HIV posetive for 14 year and i am 30 years old, married with two beautiful HIV neg kids and husband who is also neg. I have started experiencing an unexplainable pain on my feet. If feels like i...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Patricia,You may be experiencing peripheral neuropathy (distal painful peripheral neuropathy). It may be exacerbated by certain HIV medicaments. I'll reprint below some information from the archives that I hope will be helpful.Good... Read more »

Peripheral Neuropathy and Rashes

I have had burning pain in the soles of my feet for a couple of months. More recently I have developed a red itchy rash on the soles of both feet. Is this related to the neuropathy or a different type of infection??...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

As an isolated symptom, this would not be related to HIV infection.MH... Read more »

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anybody experiencing neuropathy (tingling burning)

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i have always been such a healthy person, and now OUT OF THE DAMN BLUE i have burning and tingling feet, which bother me and make it hard for me to stand straight and walk normally. in the mornings and when i take showers, i can see the blood... Read more »

Neuropathy?

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

I am experiencing a lot of frightening symptoms just now. In early August this year, I lost substantial strength in the left side of my body. I could walk with a pronounced limp, but I could not lift anything heavier than a pencil with my left... Read more »

Neuropathy?

Posted by golfguy, 3 Replies

Hi,

I posted before and have really been trying to calm my anxiety....but it's really getting bad.

I'm about 6 weeks post exposure and had a negative ELISA at 5 weeks post exposure.

However, over the last 24 hours I've developed a significant... Read more »

Burning Foot - PN????

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I tested NEG for HIV 1t 13 and 16 weeks.

Since then I've had weird tingling in my left foot that lasted for a week.

That stopped and there's a burning in my left foot.

I am a Helathy 22yo male. Could this still be HIV. Read more »

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