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What Do Hiv Skin Lesions Look Like
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Recidivant skin coccigeal lesionSir, i am an italian doctor, 49yo, HIV+ since 1987.During years i experimented all possible medical drugs for my disease, with actual 0 viral load and very good quality of life.Except for one thing: an exuding skin lesion. It is recurrent in the...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
I have observed several patients with recurrent coccyx region skin lesions similar to what you have described-as with your own experience a diagnosis of herpes-like lesions has been used but is unsatisfactory. I dont have any great insights-if any...
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hiv and hpv skin lesionsi wld like to know if there is any link between the warts my grandson has and hiv infection of his... Read more »The birth of a lesion in an HIV+ personI am a relatively healthy young male in my early 30s. I was diagnosed with HIV 8.5 years ago.... Read more »
Articles
Ask the Expert: Case Study -- Newly-Admitted Patient With a Penile LesionCase A 27-year-old male presents to the prison infirmary with penile pain. He reports having had the pain for the past three days, ever since accidentally catching part of the skin of his penis in his pants zipper. The patient reports previous good... Read more »
Longer Looks: "Colonialism in Africa Helped Launch the HIV Epidemic a Century Ago""We now know where the epidemic began: a small patch of dense forest in southeastern Cameroon. We know when: within a couple of decades on either side of 1900. We have a good idea of how: A hunter caught an infected chimpanzee for food, allowing the... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSIntroduction The prevalence of skin disorders in AIDS patients treated in the palliative care setting is exceptionally high. Unfortunately, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of skin diseases in both HIV and AIDS can be an especially... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Update -- New Intelence Labeling: Severe Skin and Hypersensitivity ReactionsDear Healthcare Professional: Tibotec Therapeutics , in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, would like to inform you of an important safety update to the Severe Skin Reactions WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS section (5.1) of the... Read more »
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skin lesion
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have the dreaded reddish-purplish mark on my arm. It is not raised-perfectly flat. About dime sized. When I push on it, you can see the blood leave the area and quickly return when pressure is released. I also notice that it gets deeper in...
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Oral Lesions
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
3 months after possible exposure i have a small hard bump on the roof of my mouth. Is this common with HIV symptoms? Read more » KS lesions
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Does anyone know if KS lesions appear and disappear spontaneously? I noticed a red-purple mark(looks like little blood blisters) on my leg less than one/half inch. I noticed it about 4 1/2 years ago. It disappeared so I did't think anything of it...
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Karposis lesion?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have a purplish spot about one inch in diameter on my inner right thigh. It itched at first, but not now. When I press it down, it does not white out like a bruise, but it does white out a little. It doesn't look like a bruise, bug bite, or...
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