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psoriasis hiv

  I have psoriasis on the genitals. I had sex with an escort (prostitute), but I used a condom. After a week of exposure, I had a cold fever, but not like Flu. There was sore throat, but no running nose. I had fever around 99 F. The fever lasted for 3 days.
In 2 days after exposure, I developed rashes all over my body, on my trunk, back, arms and armpits, thighs, seemed to be another form of Psoriasis. Even after 2 weeks, the rashes and itching (sometimes burning) is still there. Also, my existing psoriasis is showing significant resistance. They usually went away with my ointment, but now they do not. I understand that viral infections aggravate psoriasis.

Should I go for a HIV test? Is there any other viral STD that I might have got?
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Even though, I used condoms, I am not sure if I used it properly. As my genitals are affected by psoriasis, I am concerned that some of the bodily fluid on top of condom might have spit on the psoriatic lesions.
Also, after 2 days of contact, I had a severe headache and felt like throwing out, when I was in a restaurant. I felt so bad that, I had to leave the table and did not eat the dinner. But, after sleeping , I completely recovered, even though the rashes were there.
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My concern is that I had it for a week, and the psoriasis rashes was a little different from my usual scaled psoriais. It was small granular all over the body, and itched a lot. After one week, even without any additional treatment, it is now gone.
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I think it's more likely that you have a flare of psoriasis caused by a virus or perhaps a strep infection than that this has anything to do with your sexual exposure or any STD for that matter.  I suggest that you consult with your dermatologist, both for proper diagnosis and for for better control.

Take care.

Dr. Rockoff
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if you had protected sex, you can not get HIV.
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