As I said above: "Ignore any other 'yes but' or 'what if' questions that come to mind. There is absolutely no information you can provide that would change my or Dr. Hook's opinion or advice, so there is no point in asking." I haven't change my mind.
Trust me on this: it is IMPOSSIBLE that your grandson has HIV, assuming he hasn't been sexually abused by an HIV positive person. And I'm sure his pediatrician is entirely familiar with the rashes caused by typical childhood viruses like fifth disease.
Please do your best to suck it up and move on without concern.
Thank you for your comment. My main concern was my grandson. The rash that I described where it comes and goes and shows up in different parts of the body, it there any similarity to an HIV rash? Thank You
I don't know why a follow-up comment on the other thread "didn't go through". The HIV tests are among the most reliable diagnostic tests that exist, for any medical condition. The only medications that theoretically may interfere with HIV testing are potent immunosuppressive drugs taken in high dose for prolonged periods, or cancer chemotherapy. Even these are theoretical, with few if any reported cases that it actually happened. As Dr. Hook told you yesterday, the dose and brief duration of methylprednisolone used in shingles would not have any effect at all. Beyond that, there are no other medications (including vitamins) that have any effect, and neither does blood transfusion or having coronary artery stents.
Between your apparent coronary artery disease and you diabetes, you have some rather serious health problems that need attention. In that context, being worried about HIV is somewhat irrational. There is no way you have HIV, and no way your grandson does either; you can stop worrying about it. Ignore any other "yes but" or "what if" questions that come to mind. There is absolutely no information you can provide that would change my or Dr. Hook's opinion or advice, so there is no point in asking.
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Best regards-- HHH, MD