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How To Identify HIV Rashes?

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Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2015
Question: I gave oral sex to a man 26 days ago. Once. Didn't brush teeth before. Didn't get much in my mouth, only accidentally. No sores or cuts in my mouth. Found out later he is uncircumcised...didn't notice. Been a widow and non sexually active for 8'years. So this is amazingly bad luck. 15 days after the brief encounter I dveloped an itchy pimply rash on right side of face,,the left side was added, then left neck, right side of neck, then just below my neck in front of chest, along with tops of hands and tops of wrists. These rashes are itchy, not horribly though. They are pimply, maybe like poison ivy but the individual pimples are maybe smaller than poison ivy. Not as itchy. Then a flatter rash looking a bit like eczema began to gro on my left flank (side of abdomen) and is now 12 inches tall approx. this is fairly itchy.
Nothing else is wrong. I feel especially good.
I can bear to get tested for aids. Went to dermotologists but being a 50+ year old woman nobody would suspect so I was told it's contact dermatitis or other allergy, but I've never had allergies.
Does this sound like aids?
I have these rashes still
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Rashes unlikely be due to HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.

Oral sex carries a low risk for HIV as per CDC XXXXXXX
The earliest manifestations of HIV can occur in the presence of an infection only after 3-4 weeks after the exposure and not earlier than that. Your symptoms started by 15th day would unlikely be due to HIV. Moreover the early manifestations in HIV would likely be as that of 'flu' (fever, body pain and sore throat) rather than rashes. So you consult a dermatologist for the rashes. He/she will examine and help you further. If possible you can upload the pictures of the rashes. I will try to interpret the same, even though the direct inspection of the lesions would be the final. Get well soon.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)
I will post picture of rash thanks. I went to the Dermatologist who said this is contact dermatitis or other allergy but I have never had allergies.
Only other thing of note was that for a week few before these rashes began, and lasting a week, I had a bug bite mark on inside of arm opposite elbow. A round rash looking exactly like what is described for Lyme disease began to grow and itch quit a bit. Became 3 to 4 inches in diameter perfectly flat, and clear in a large portion of the middle of the circle.


Thank,you very much for looking

Sorry about my typos. The strange bug bite rash that looked like the Lyme disease rash happened a week before this facial/widespread rash, and lasts for about a week itself.
Thank you
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Rashes in the picture are not likely to be due to Lyme's disease

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.

Any insect bite including a big size ant bite would be like the one you described over your arm. Not necessarily be due to Lyme's disease. Moreover the rashes over the hand in the picture sent by you could possible due to sudden exposure to a hot climate or due to some allergy to any application or a contact.
Previous history of allergy was not necessarily present always. Follow the advice of your Dermatologist. You will be alright soon.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (5 minutes later)
Thank you very much
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (19 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You are welcome.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You are most welcome.
Dr S.Murugan
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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How To Identify HIV Rashes?

Brief Answer: Rashes unlikely be due to HIV. Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to HCM. Thanks for posting your query. Oral sex carries a low risk for HIV as per CDC XXXXXXX The earliest manifestations of HIV can occur in the presence of an infection only after 3-4 weeks after the exposure and not earlier than that. Your symptoms started by 15th day would unlikely be due to HIV. Moreover the early manifestations in HIV would likely be as that of 'flu' (fever, body pain and sore throat) rather than rashes. So you consult a dermatologist for the rashes. He/she will examine and help you further. If possible you can upload the pictures of the rashes. I will try to interpret the same, even though the direct inspection of the lesions would be the final. Get well soon. Dr S.Murugan