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What Could Cause A HIV Rash On Body?
can the hiv rash be the only symptom or does it accure with other symptoms can the rash only be on the lower leg or does it appear some where else when the rash comes can you test positive to hiv also is it very low porbability that a whitehetrosexual male get hiv
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Rashes alone as a presenting feature in HIV is not so common and there is no specific type of rashes for spotting HIV. We can say a probability with these rashes whether it could be due to HIV. That is all. Only with the blood test for HIV we can say for sure that is due to HIV.The risk of getting HIV has no predilection for specific races. I hope you got the point for your queries.
Dr S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Rashes alone as a presenting feature in HIV is not so common and there is no specific type of rashes for spotting HIV. We can say a probability with these rashes whether it could be due to HIV. That is all. Only with the blood test for HIV we can say for sure that is due to HIV.The risk of getting HIV has no predilection for specific races. I hope you got the point for your queries.
Dr S.Murugan
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