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Hello, a month ago I had unprotected sex with my now ex girlfriend, in october I had an HIv test and came out negative. 4 days after having sex with her I developed strp throat which reacted very well to antibiotics. Now, 3 weeks later I developed what my dermatologist said was back acne, I have always had a couple acne bumps on my back and buttocks, but nothing major. this time I am really scared becasue it is a terrible outbreak, tons of these bumps. So, i was wondering the following:
Is strep troat a symptom of HIV ars?
Can back acne be considered a rash for HIV ars? Is back acne a symptom of HIV ars? The sudden huge breakout worries me, especially because it falls in the 2-4 weeks time.

thank you in advance

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I think that's a great place to end this thread - since symptoms don't diagnose HIV, further discussion about any medical issues you're experiencing should be had with your physician.  Continued conversation here, and focusing on symptoms, only serves to heighten anxiety.

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Please just test at the correct times and stop going on about symptoms--at the end of the day it's a test result that counts and nothing else.
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Thank you rain lover for your info. Have not had fever, nor sore thraot, excpet when I had strep.
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thank you, I was diagnosed with strep and read on TheBody that it is not a symptom of HIV, and yes I got all the symptomf you describe for it. Anyway, that happened just 4 days after exoposure.
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Thank you, my dermatologist said it was back acne, first time I heard of that term, hence my confusion. Since they are a lot of bumps I thought it could be confused with a rash.
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Example Strep Throat - Symptoms

Common symptoms of strep throat in children and adults include:
Severe and sudden sore throat without coughing, sneezing, or other cold symptoms.
Pain or difficulty with swallowing.
Fever over 101�F (38.3�C). Lower fevers may point to a viral infection and not strep.
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
White or yellow spots or coating on the throat and tonsils .
Bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of the mouth at the back near the throat.

As you can see they are the same as ARS.
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Acne is not the same as a rash. Any dermatologist would tell you that.
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You wouldn't take a DUO test after 4 weeks and the symptoms that Rainlover called classic are the same symptoms for a lot of other illnesses. HIV has no specific symptoms.
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NO.
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Thanks, I am a little ignorant in regards to rashes, so, can Back acne be considered a Rash?
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99.89 for HIV 1, but not conclusive.
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You can have an HIV DUO test at 4 weeks which is 99.89% reliable.Then you can have a final test at 3 months.
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I did understand, just wanted to find some light here, WILL take the test at 3 motnhs, I cannot speed up time, so in the meanwhile just wanted to know what the results could be. Have never had an bacne outbreak like this one. Symptoms I know will not tell me my status, but at least, could more or less gave me an insight as to what to expect
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Apparently you didn't understand. We do not discuss symptoms.
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Understood, just asking, is back acne considered a rash or an ARS symptom? please answer this question and I will not bother anymore, it is that, that has me worried.
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We don't discuss symptoms and you were advise HIV has no specific symptoms. Not all people that are infected have symptoms.
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I understand that, just wanted to know if these sounds like symptoms of HIV ars. Besides the back acne, i have no toher symptom, no fever, no sore thorat, etc..... but just wondering. Will take the test again in 3 months time, in the meanwhile wanted to know what I could expect.
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Symptoms or lack of will not tell you anything about your status. HIV has no specific symptoms. You can obtain your conclusive negative test 3 months post exposure.
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