you have NEVER had an exposure that put you at risk for contracting hiv.
hiv is transmitted through...
unprotected vaginal / anal intercourse
sharing iv drug works
mother to child
kindly move on...THIS FORUM IS HIV SPECIFIC
@ Teak
Are OIs diseases likely to surface after you have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS?
@ Lizzie
I have that in mind too. Just wanna know if this due to any infection, which is why I posted the above questions as to the staging and the appearance of how it might look like once it appears in a person infected?
Since im not sexually active and have only indulged in solo masturbation, I highly doubt what is causing these.
Since I couldn't find any details online on how kaposi sarcoma behaves when it appears on ones skin, like does it swell, pain or undergo any change over time if left untreated, i thought I could get a solution through this ..
stop trying to self diagnose yourself and see a dr.
wrong forum.
KS is an AIDS related OI. You don't have a concern about HIV let alone AIDS.
Just sort of worried.
Went through some sites to see what could these spots possibly be?
The ones I could sort out from these sites were ones like kaposi, dermatofibroma or something like herald lesion.
Went through how these spots look like with the help of pictures and these were the ones that bore a slightly close resemblance to the ones on my thigh.
Why are you asking about KS then?
See a Dr.
i dont think so, coz im not sexually active or never indulged in anything risky that could infect me with such a virus.
why im worried is coz i have 5 spots on right thigh thats been intact for years now ..
these appeared whn i was 14 and now im on 23
these dont itch or blanch or pain . .
m a man of asian origin
You do not have to worry about KS unless you are an old man of Eastern European or Mediterranean descent.
Did you have an exposure?