What is this?

[adubai]

i I had gone to a massage parlour about 8 weeks back, i just fingered the lady i have a habit of biting my nails and also sometimes have cuts on my finger skin due to that, and she also gave me an oral with a condom on me,

i had fever after 3 days of the same, the fever went away in 2 days time but i read about the symptoms of HIV post exposure and have been worried since then, after around 4 weeks of exposure i noticed i had a swollen lymph in my neck just under the chin and also behind my jaws, i also had a white patch kind of a thing on my throat, and heavy itching on my chest area which caused rashes, sine then i have been worried and been poking all parts of my body to check for some swollen nodes and all, i have also have hot flashes in my neck,  also 2 days back had some pain in my thigh at just a particular area, can that be a swollen lymph there, i am really worried, plesae help, i got tested for hiv at 4 weeks which came out to be negative, what exactly are these symptoms for? as i read from other forums the risk of hiv is zero

[adubai]

all these symptomps have vanished now except for some whiteness on my throat, i have already taken a 4 week test in Dubai and it has come out to be negative, the ppl at HIV community said that there is no way one can get the virus from fingering, also are these all symptomps of HIV cos they said that the main symptom is fever which lasts for more than a week

ya i had seen my doctor and he had told me that i have some kind of infection as i was having heavy itching as well, is itching a symptom of STDs?

do you think i need to go for more tests

[toosick13]

It could be a systemic infection - bacterial, viral or fungal.  That could occur from the biting of nails and cuts - something could've entered through one of those cuts.  Other than for the HIV test, have you seen a doctor for a complete physical and blood tests?

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
One thing that goes in favor of your not catching HIV is that this virus cannot live for long outside the body. So to be infected with HIV you need body fluid from an infected person to get inside your body. This is unlikely from biting nails. However slight risk from transmission from cuts and wounds is always there. Take a test at 6 months to completely rule out HIV.
In all likelihood you have caught a bacterial or a viral infection. It can also be HPV or herpes. Take a complete STD panel. Also consult a doctor immediately.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage.  Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[cristina5294]

Hi adubai,

     From what you've said i think you might have a viral or bacterial infection. You mentioned your lymph nodes were swollen, that usually means an infection is starting. I would cross HIV off the list only because your symptoms don't show those of HIV....BUT....it can really be anything. If i were you i would visit your doctor. Its most likely and infection and your doctor can give you antibiotics. i wouldnt worry to much but dont wait a long time to visit the doctor. hope this helps!
             Regards,
         Cristina5294