ARS Symptoms

[cubanitokid]

Is it possible to have a rash as the only ARS symptom? I got this rash after a possible exposure and it does not go away i've tried benadryl and other things and nothing. It's very itchy i have a blotch of red on my elbow and then some spreaded around my armpit and chest and some on my forehead and nose. i have no other symptoms.

[RainLover71]

Just test if you had an exposure.

[ScaredandWreck]

a fever 97% percent of the time***

[ScaredandWreck]

Once your infected, your infected. But I do not know the exact answer but I believe it's within a couple of days but a risk is a risk. However, being it was unprotected anal it's higher the risk and you should test but a rash alone is not a good indication of ARS as they usually appear with more then 3 symptoms and when ARS occurs, it includes a fever 97%. A popular doctor said on this site that no fever no rash would make it very, very unlikely it's not ARS. But again, another great man who helps a lot on this website, Teak, experienced no symptoms at all

[cubanitokid]

Well my friend and i had unprotected sex a week and a half ago and he said he had unprotected sex with someone else like 2 weeks ago and now we both have a rash on the same days he has it all over the body and it itches and mine is more on the arm and face. no other symptoms.

is it possible to infect someone soon after getting infect like 2 days after.?

[ScaredandWreck]

If you had an exposure, you should test, I ment to add! Sorry! Best of luck but may I ask what your exposure was?

[ScaredandWreck]

ARS occurs 2-4 weeks after exposure and last usually for a couple of days and on rare occurrences when it last for longer, it last for no more then 2 weeks! If you still experience any symptoms longer then 2 weeks, it's most probably not HIV related.

ARS rash is not itchy and is symmetrical on the body.

Also, I'm sure it's possible to just get a rash but it's probably very very unlikely. I've seen many doctors, at least 3 or 4 say that with no fever and no rash, it's not ARS.

Now I don't know if that's a fact but a doctor, well 3 or 4 said that.

But like anything else regarding HIV and ARS. SYMPTOMS DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.

[cubanitokid]

anybody?

[cubanitokid]

Thanks for the reply but can i ask you usually when you get ARS can you get the rash alone or is it accompanied always by other symptoms like fever etc.

[Bug_O_Bug]

* ARS rash is not itchy. So now you have NO symptom consistent with ARS :)

* See a doctor if the rash persists.