hello. i am a student of medicine, female 28 y/o. about 5 years ago, i was on shift in the emergancy room. we had a patient with cirrhosis. the cause of the disease was not known, but it seemed that it may be of a viral origin (like HBV or HCV). the patient had upper GI bleeding, so i put a NG tube. there was only one clot returning from the NG tube. my resident told me i have to push saline to open the clogged tube. when pushing saline it suddenly splashed into my face (i had glasses). i washed my eyes and face thoroughly... unfortunately the patient was discharged without cheking the viral markers..
3 weeks later i had cervical lymphadenopathy, about 3-4 nodes, which were firm, nontender, and easily movable, with size about 1*1.5 cm, in my left cervical chain, with out any other signs or symptoms. after 1 week i felt a little ear discomfort and mild sore throat. after 1 day it turned into a severe bronchitis with mild purulent discharge and wheezing, with mod to severe dyspnea. there was mod fever. the condition was improved in about 9-10 days, after using oral azithromycine and bronchodilators, and the lymph nodes disappeared... i checked my HBV and HCV markers 2 years ago and both were negative. actually i`m afraid checking HIV ab.. my question is that if there is any relation between that illness and what was ocurred in the ER? i do not have any other symptoms up to now and i`m in a good health condition. in addition i`ve married for about 4 years, and my husband is healthy also....
thanks for your kind consultation.....