Skin Bumps and HIV symptoms??
Question:
I took tests for diabetes and HIV in oct (>12 months after last sexual exposure), both -ve but Oral Herpes +ve instead.
5 months ago i was diagnosed with penumothorax and had a surgery and till now, the bumps continue to spread all over my body in clusters, barely visible but shiny under lighting and can feel its roughness. Occasionally 1 of the bumps will turn red for few days then back to normal, they are neither itchy nor painful.
I have consulted many doctors and did checkups but nothing seems to work, does anyone have a clue whats wrong with me?
Answers:
Is sounds scary to me. I would be getting several doctors opinions.
Symptoms of AIDS and HIV Infection
Some people infected with HIV are asymptomatic (no symptoms) while others may develop symptoms of HIV from two to 15 years after initial infection. The symptoms are as follows:
* extreme fatigue
* rapid weight loss from an unknown cause (more than 10 lbs. in two months for no reason)
* appearance of swollen or tender glands in the neck, armpits or groin, for no apparent reason, lasting for more than four weeks
* unexplained shortness of breath, frequently accompanied by a dry cough, not due to allergies or smoking
* persistent diarrhea
* intermittent high fever or soaking night sweats of unknown origin
* a marked change in an illness pattern, either in frequency, severity, or length of sickness
* appearance of one or more purple spots on the surface of the skin, inside the mouth, anus or nasal passages
* whitish coating on the tongue, throat or vagina
* forgetfulness, confusion and other signs of mental deterioration
It can take as short as a year to as long as 10 to 15 years to go from being infected with HIV to "full-blown" AIDS.
Sounds to me like you may have psoasis. You should go to a dermo and have a them test you for to make sure. Psoasis look does change under light and fades away and comes back agian.
No. But I wouldn't worry just yet, You did say the doctors were looking after you, so let them do their thing, But that does not sound like HIV, remember HIV is so deadly because most HIV+ ppl don't know they have it because they don't show signs.so just relax you'll be fine!
Some people get flu-like symptoms a month or two after they have been infected. These symptoms often go away within a week to a month. A person can have HIV for many years before feeling ill.
As the disease progresses, women may experience yeast infections on the tongue (thrush), severe vaginal yeast infections or pelvic inflammatory disease .
What Are the Symptoms of AIDS?
Signs that HIV is turning into AIDS include:
* A fever that won't go away
* Sweating while you sleep
* Feeling tired all the time (not from stress or lack of sleep)
* Feeling sick all the time
* Losing weight
* Swollen glands (neck, groin or underarms)
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