Are Headache And Skin Rash Symptoms Of HIV Infection?
Hi Doc, Not sure if are answering questions. But i need an expert point of view. I met a guy December 3rd 2010 we went to his hotel room and we had oral sex. I have asked him prior to sex on his hiv status and he said he was negative. I has a cold soar on my upper lip and we had 69 so we performed and each other. He did not *** on my mouth and i did not on his. when i went to get a towel i saw a regiment of pills on the bathroom on a daily pill management thing. So i asked him about his staus and he said he is neg. 4 to 5 days later i start feeling nauseous and not feeling right and a rash on my body left side that healed in 3 to 4 days. This continued for a while and gotten worse by the 4 and the 5th week. the 5th week i got these symptoms 1- Nauseous with no vaulting. 2- Stomach pain and growling no diarrhea 3- head aches 4- My through was a bit painful 5- No apatite but i was able to force my self and eat. 6- A rash a bit raised and a bit reddish the size 1 in diameter on my left arm 7- I felt feverish but my temp showed 98.2 when i checked it. I took a rapid test January 6th ( little more than 5 weeks) and it came up negative. Everything went away January 9th like nothing happened. My questions to you sir are: 1- Could this be early hiv symptoms or acute hiv? 2- Can i rely on my 5 weeks rapid test? 3- Can this be only anxiety? I called few center and i got conflicting informations. I m dying of anxiety and fear for my wife and kids. Thanks, Bill.
Thank you for query.the dates are too old to comment as already you will have diagnosis.But the symptoms are non specific and may or may not be related to HIV.% week rapid test is not conclusive for HIV.HIV RNA PCR will be conclusive at this stage.yes it may be due to anxiety these symptoms are occurring.so now your tests will already be confirmed.You can get back to me for any clarifications with details.Dr Bharatesh D Basti Dermatologist and Venereologist
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Are Headache And Skin Rash Symptoms Of HIV Infection?
Thank you for query.the dates are too old to comment as already you will have diagnosis.But the symptoms are non specific and may or may not be related to HIV.% week rapid test is not conclusive for HIV.HIV RNA PCR will be conclusive at this stage.yes it may be due to anxiety these symptoms are occurring.so now your tests will already be confirmed.You can get back to me for any clarifications with details.Dr Bharatesh D Basti Dermatologist and Venereologist