What Does A Herpes Rash On The Face Look Like

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Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

What Is Shingles? Shingles is a very painful disease caused by the same herpes virus that causes chicken pox (varicella zoster virus). Like other herpes viruses, the varicella-zoster virus has an initial infectious stage, (chicken pox) followed by a dormant stage. Then, with no warning, the virus becomes active again. About 20% of people who have had chicken pox will eventually develop shingles. This reactivation of the virus is most likely to...

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Rash on my face

Hello Doc,I've been on Atripla for 10 months (i'm a naive patient), Undetectable VL just last 2 months, CD4 count now 400/20%, nadir CD4 was 55 on january this year with TB coinfected ( TB Meds stopped on July this year). I have rash on my...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Efavirenz occasionally is linked to ongoing rash problems though that is not common (flare-ups of skin problems such as seborrhea or folliculitis seen with immune reconstitution-usually not drug specific). I am not confident that switch from... Read more »

Allergic rash in my face and chest

Dear Dr HenryI have been on ARVS for almost 10 months now.At the time i started my CD4 was 154 and i started on 3TC/EFV/TNF.Since i have started with this medication i have experience allergic rash in my face which is so embarassing and in my chest...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.Sorry to hear about your troubles. It's not clear to me that the rash that you're experiencing is a drug-related allergy or not. Drug rashes tend to be very generalized, so one would predict that the rash... Read more »

Allergic rash in my face and chest

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Facial and other rashes are common in the general population and probably more common in HIV+ persons (especially seborrhea, folliculitis, and fungal problems as well as eczema/severe dryness). Skin problems often flare up after starting treatment.... Read more »

Rash on Genitals

I experienced flu like symptoms 3 weeks after a possible hiv exposure and now I also developed a Rash on the head of my penis. Could this rash be hiv/herpes related or are rashes for hiv usually on the trunk or face?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is important that you rely on the clinical advice of a medical professional in person when experiencing symptoms that concern you. While it is important that you educate yourself about HIV and STDs, diagnosing yourself over the internet is not... Read more »

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Itchy skin rash from sun and meds?

Posted by DJones, 4 Replies

I have been on Fluconazole, Acyclovir and Atripla for about 6 months. I noticed problems with a terrible itchy skin rash when I was in the sun when the summer began. I have stayed out of the sun or put sun block on until last Saturday I was at a... Read more »

ARS rash characteristics... PLEASE clarify!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i posted here afew days ago, the girl who lives very far away from any city and can't get tested yet, but had a high risk encounter 6 months ago, and now is terrified she's given her boyfriend hiv?

can someone please help me! i know it's not good... Read more »

IS a rash from Herpes the same as a open ulcer?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Whne they say herpes outbreak can give a route for infection with hiv does that include a rash from it or the open uclerations that sometimes occur? Read more »

face rashes

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

As some may know my doctor has told me to forget this issu of the HIV virus, I dont have had any symptom, I was just worried then , he evaluates my 6.5 week ELISA 3rd generation test and tell me that as he said I must not be worried about that, he... Read more »

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