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Aug 29 11PM: High Probability Exposure Aug 30: Burning Eyes
Question: Aug 29 11PM:
High probability exposure
Aug 30: Burning eyes
Aug 31: Burning eyes, bitter mouth
1st Sep: no temperature but burning eyes and bitter mouth.
2nd Sep: 7AM: Found out that I got involved with a HIV+ pos person on 29th Aug. Started Panicking.
3rd Sep: gave sample for RNA PCR. Tri-dot came negative. Took paracetamol, antibiotic for feverish feeling. Temperature was 98.5
Evening started taking Tenvir EM 300mg
Regimen of paracetamol and antibiotics
Small lymph swell on the jaw. Swell was very mild and no pain.
10th Sep: Target not detected RNA PCR result.
Swell (very mild) never came down until now
14th Sep: while on Tenvir EM, Tri-dot test was negative
18th Sep: ELISA sample given
19th Sep: ELISA negative, Tri dot negative. Still on Tenvir EM (20 day after exposure)
Occasionally bitter feeling of tongue. No fever through out.
Is Tenvir EM influence tests.
What should be next steps
High probability exposure
Aug 30: Burning eyes
Aug 31: Burning eyes, bitter mouth
1st Sep: no temperature but burning eyes and bitter mouth.
2nd Sep: 7AM: Found out that I got involved with a HIV+ pos person on 29th Aug. Started Panicking.
3rd Sep: gave sample for RNA PCR. Tri-dot came negative. Took paracetamol, antibiotic for feverish feeling. Temperature was 98.5
Evening started taking Tenvir EM 300mg
Regimen of paracetamol and antibiotics
Small lymph swell on the jaw. Swell was very mild and no pain.
10th Sep: Target not detected RNA PCR result.
Swell (very mild) never came down until now
14th Sep: while on Tenvir EM, Tri-dot test was negative
18th Sep: ELISA sample given
19th Sep: ELISA negative, Tri dot negative. Still on Tenvir EM (20 day after exposure)
Occasionally bitter feeling of tongue. No fever through out.
Is Tenvir EM influence tests.
What should be next steps
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are unlikely to be due to HIV infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Ask A Doctor.
Thanks for posting your query.
Earliest HIV manifestations can appear only after 3-4 weeks after the exposure if there is an infection, not before this. So your symptoms are not related to HIV infection.
Fever, burning eyes and lymph node enlargement can occur to anyone at any point of time. Close intimacy will provoke such infection.
HIV PCR test will be reactive after a week and more conclusive after 3-4 weeks. Tridot, ELISA become reactive only after 6 weeks and may be delayed up to 12 weeks.
Post exposure prophylaxis will be of use only when it is started within 72 hours. That too, nowadays it is recommended 3 drug combination and not 2 drug combination. As you had been started PEP, your HIV results will be delayed more than usual.
Any how, having started PEP, complete the course up to 28 days. Repeat the test after 3 months and every month up to 6 months.
For your present symptoms contact your nearby physician and get treated.
Dr S Murugan
Your symptoms are unlikely to be due to HIV infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Ask A Doctor.
Thanks for posting your query.
Earliest HIV manifestations can appear only after 3-4 weeks after the exposure if there is an infection, not before this. So your symptoms are not related to HIV infection.
Fever, burning eyes and lymph node enlargement can occur to anyone at any point of time. Close intimacy will provoke such infection.
HIV PCR test will be reactive after a week and more conclusive after 3-4 weeks. Tridot, ELISA become reactive only after 6 weeks and may be delayed up to 12 weeks.
Post exposure prophylaxis will be of use only when it is started within 72 hours. That too, nowadays it is recommended 3 drug combination and not 2 drug combination. As you had been started PEP, your HIV results will be delayed more than usual.
Any how, having started PEP, complete the course up to 28 days. Repeat the test after 3 months and every month up to 6 months.
For your present symptoms contact your nearby physician and get treated.
Dr S Murugan
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