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Can HIV Be Contracted Through An Injury On Hand

Posted on Mon, 23 May 2016

Question: somethingbgot me on palm of hand this was yesterday I do not know what it was snd i never saw my palm of my hand yesterday I don't know if i was bleeding not however i took a photo of my palm when i got home from work should i get tested? hiv

my dad said its nothing
he said look at palm he said you see anything and i said no recent mark

now today is sore what do you think????

I did not say recent mark he said you see anything and my ansewer was no

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of HIV is nil with given description.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thank you for query. Welcome to health care magic.
I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query. I have gone through the photo and details.

I do not see any open or bleeding wounds in the palm or fingers which is likely to transmit HIV.
So I do not see any reason for you to worry about HIV.Simple redness or wound will not transmit HIV.HIV does not survive in environment. So there is no chances of transmission of HIV by any injury.

I do not see any need for HIV tests. One possibility is tetanus if not immunised .Just washing wound with running water and keeping wound clean is sufficient to prevent tetanus.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Dermatologist and venereolgist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (5 minutes later)

ok thanks but this occurred yesterday etc the item not sure i never looked down at the palm if it was bleeding or not?? the photo i sent you is when i got home from work now your saying the answer you gave me i shouldn't worry about it??

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No chance of HIV transmission

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.
HIV is not transmitted by injuries as it does not survive in environment. So there is no source of HIV to enter body.
So no chance of transmission. Moreover there is no open wound to say HIV entered. Skin is an effective barrier and does not transmit HIV.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (9 minutes later)

ok but you understand what im saying sorry for repeating myself this whole thing occurred yesterday with the palm i never looked down if i was bleeding or not now i picked up alot of things from the pool side now when i got home i took a photo of it before i showered the thing is when it made contact I never put antispect ointment that kills the germs the hand sanitizer on the hand i never dawned on me hand got wet by other stuff too so i don't know iff there was a wound or broken skin before the photo i took from is when i got home Do you understand the statement So basically the evidence is gone since my hand got wet by other stuff too at the poolside

and todays is sore after the fact

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of HIV transmission is nil

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

HIV does not survive in environment i.e in objects or surfaces or things or water for long time.So there is no chance of transmission of HIV even,if you come in contact with many objects after the injury.
Moreover you say there was no bleeding wound.So there was no open wound earlier too.
There is no portal of entry for HIV.

HIV can enter only if there is open bleeding wound . If skin is intact there is no chance of transmission. It is unlikely with the given photo or description to have open wound.

If you had open wound earlier, you would have had a breech in skin now too or Healed lesion or scab now.Now you do not have any.
Today it is sore means it is a new one arising now and not old one.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (52 minutes later)

whats a new one rising regarding sore I should get tested??

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need for HIV tests.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

I dont see any need for you to get tested for HIV. Sore does not transmit HIV ,unless it is open and comes in contact with HIV. Usually you will not come in contact with HIV during any routine works.
So there is no need to worry.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (2 minutes later)

but my thing is I did not look at my hand if it was bleeding or not thats the whole problem i have?? the photo I sent you was when i got home from work this happened in there afternoon i think around 430 500 pm and i took the photo about 9 i think

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I do not see possibility.

Detailed Answer:
hi
I do not see any significant wound which could have transmited HIV.
So no possibility of transmission.
Just forget about it.
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (5 minutes later)

So even if it was yesterday and i took the photo at night at 9 no wounds ??

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely for HIV transmission

Detailed Answer:
hi
Yes .Unlikely to have wound if it is not there in night.
You can allay fears.
You can get back for any clarification
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar