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Rash all over front and back

Hi, the incident I had was back in early August. I posted about it before and many have said it's very low risk. Yesterday I woke up with a slight rash on my stomach/chest and back. This morning I woke up and it's gotten worse. The past two nights I have woken up in the middle of the night because I've been sleeping in sweat drenched bedsheets from being to warm. Any possible linkage to HIV, or just from sweating?
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I don't know, I don't really want to but I may end up forcing myself to do so eventually. Every time I get sick I think about HIV. I'm OCD with my health so it does bother me more than others. Sometimes I sit and think about it all day, checking signs and stuff worried that I have it.  

Would ARS symptoms show up 4-5 MONTHS after exposure?
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Are you gonna test?
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Just for the sake of being sure, I'd recommend getting a test. It'll be negative, trust me, but at least its official... 1/3 people with HIV dont know they have it.
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It was a possible penile/vaginal touch/penetration. I was a little drunk and didn't intend on having sex with this girl, who has told me she is a virgin. I've known her for a few years.

I don't think I'm going to get tested. I have had no reason to before this, and I just read where ARS/HIV related rashes don't occur late and come with a fever.

I washed my sheets today.
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What was your exposure?
Are you going to test?
It's probably not hiv.
No offense but have you changed out your bedding scince the sweats?
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Just took it now, do not appear to have one.

I have felt like **** the last few days before this happened though, it was finals week and I didn't eat/sleep much.
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Have you had a fever at all in meantime?
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Forgot to add details of the rash. It's red, spotty, and doesn't itch. It's very visible and almost all over my torso area front and back.
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