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What Does High WBC Count After Protected Oral Sex Indicate?
Question: Hello doctor,
I am a 27 year male from XXXXXXX I had protected oral sex with a girl in malaysia. after seven days from this exposure I had small red dots in my chest, thighs and inside penis. I went to a general doctor and he took blood test and in that the wbc level is 12.7 and he told me that my body is fighting some infection so the wbc is high. He told the red dots may be due to allergies. I am very much scared after this. why my wbc is high? are these rashes symptom of hiv or any other std? is my wbc is high because of fighting hiv infection ? please advice me doctor
I am a 27 year male from XXXXXXX I had protected oral sex with a girl in malaysia. after seven days from this exposure I had small red dots in my chest, thighs and inside penis. I went to a general doctor and he took blood test and in that the wbc level is 12.7 and he told me that my body is fighting some infection so the wbc is high. He told the red dots may be due to allergies. I am very much scared after this. why my wbc is high? are these rashes symptom of hiv or any other std? is my wbc is high because of fighting hiv infection ? please advice me doctor
Brief Answer:
STDs are possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM
I have gone through your query. High WBC can be a sign of infection. If you send your full blood report then it will be more helpful in analysing it. If neutrophils of wbc are high then it denotes a bacterial infection and if lymphocytes are high then it denotes viral infection.
As you had protected oral sex the chances of STD and even HIV are low. Also by receiving oral sex chance of getting HIV is extremely low. Better to have a 1 week course of Doxycycline which will covers all bacterial STDs.
Send me your blood report which will be helpful to get some information.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
STDs are possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM
I have gone through your query. High WBC can be a sign of infection. If you send your full blood report then it will be more helpful in analysing it. If neutrophils of wbc are high then it denotes a bacterial infection and if lymphocytes are high then it denotes viral infection.
As you had protected oral sex the chances of STD and even HIV are low. Also by receiving oral sex chance of getting HIV is extremely low. Better to have a 1 week course of Doxycycline which will covers all bacterial STDs.
Send me your blood report which will be helpful to get some information.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
doctor i have attached my blood test results. pls go through the results and clarify my doubt.
Brief Answer:
It denotes some bacterial infection.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
I have gone through your follow up query. It denotes possibility of bacterial infection. In such case I would suggest a week therapy with Doxycycline which will cover all sexually transmitted bacterial infection. You can ask your GP for prescription of this. I usually give twice a day for 1 week in such cases.
HIV is most unlikely in your case as you only received oral sex and it was protected. Still you can go for test for assurance. You can do p24 antigen test after 2 weeks from exposure.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
It denotes some bacterial infection.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
I have gone through your follow up query. It denotes possibility of bacterial infection. In such case I would suggest a week therapy with Doxycycline which will cover all sexually transmitted bacterial infection. You can ask your GP for prescription of this. I usually give twice a day for 1 week in such cases.
HIV is most unlikely in your case as you only received oral sex and it was protected. Still you can go for test for assurance. You can do p24 antigen test after 2 weeks from exposure.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks doctor for your valuable reply. I consulted a dermatologist regarding the rashes and he said the rashes look like scabies. does the wbc elevates when fighting scabies? Pls advice me doctor.
Brief Answer:
Secondary bacterial infection is common in scabies rash.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
Secondary bacterial infection is common in scabies rash. In that case wbc will be elevated. Treatment with Permethrin cream/lotion and oral ivermectin tablets will be helpful to clear scabies. After that you can apply brilliant green on the rash. If still the rashes doesn't heal then antibiotic therapy will be needed.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
Secondary bacterial infection is common in scabies rash.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up query.
Secondary bacterial infection is common in scabies rash. In that case wbc will be elevated. Treatment with Permethrin cream/lotion and oral ivermectin tablets will be helpful to clear scabies. After that you can apply brilliant green on the rash. If still the rashes doesn't heal then antibiotic therapy will be needed.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks doctor for your valuable reply. I took a hiv pcr real time rna test at 12 days from my exposure and the result came as target not detected. the test methodology is Abbott real time pcr rna test. how far are my test result reliable? can I get hopes that I am not infected with hiv from my exposure. pls clarify doctor.
Brief Answer:
PCR rna test is very sensitive to detect HIV.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up.
PCR RNA test is very sensitive to detect HIV during this period. Most likely you are free from HIV according to the report. But the result is not 100 percent accurate at this time. You can repeat this test again after 1 to 2 weeks or do a HIV Duo (4rth generation antigen / antibody test) at 28th day of of exposure to get almost 100 percent accurate result.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
PCR rna test is very sensitive to detect HIV.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
Thank you for your follow up.
PCR RNA test is very sensitive to detect HIV during this period. Most likely you are free from HIV according to the report. But the result is not 100 percent accurate at this time. You can repeat this test again after 1 to 2 weeks or do a HIV Duo (4rth generation antigen / antibody test) at 28th day of of exposure to get almost 100 percent accurate result.
Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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