Enter your symptoms and find possible causes with MedHelp's new Symptom Search.
Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum.  ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.

HIV Prevention Community

 | 

KS in HIV negative people?

by selle, Feb 14, 2008 08:31PM
Member Comments (5)

by regularjoey, Feb 15, 2008 10:22AM
To: selle
KSHV is usually controlled without a problem by immunocompetent people.  HAART doesn't always completely restore the immune function.

by selle, Feb 15, 2008 09:59PM
To: regularjoey
so wud immunocompetant people not get any KS lesions at all if they do NOT have HIV?

by regularjoey, Feb 16, 2008 01:45PM
To: selle
It is uncommon, but possible.  In general there aren't any physical symptoms HIV+ people get that HIV- people can't get.  It's that certain problems are more common in people with HIV/AIDS.

by Teak, Feb 16, 2008 02:46PM
To: chrisneedshelp
Chris, what did you mean by that statement.

However, I have in my practice, and other KS doctors have in their practices, folks with KS who are neither elderly nor HIV- positive.

by tracy789, Dec 30, 2008 03:29PM
To: Teak
How have those people with KS but not HIV positive been medically treated?

by Teak, Dec 30, 2008 03:49PM
The same way as those with HIV are, with liposome drugs . People with HIV that are on HAART medications rarely get KS. That's why you rarely here about KS now a days.
Related discussions
Post Comment
To
Comment
Post Comment
Recent Activity
kurukshetra added the HIV Tracker
40 mins ago
swampcritter is craving food
Teak Just shakes his head.
boondock is saddened the news of Steve McNair's death
Piparskeggr commented on photo
Jul 05
jagesh50 may not be able to reply for a while
margypops commented on photo
Jul 04
margypops commented on photo
Jul 04
RSS Expert Activity
Preventing Pets from Dying in House...
Jul 02 by Jim Humphries, D.V.M.
Preservatives Cause Cancer?? Proba...
Jul 02 by Thomas Dock, Vet. Technician
Hospice for our Pet Family Members...
Jul 01 by Jim Humphries, D.V.M.
Community Members