hiv rash in armpit

[gosooners99]

had a high risk encounter 2 months ago.i had a sore throat and irritation for about a week and experienced high fever and night sweats on 1 occasion.

now i have a small brownish rash in my armpits and am pretty worried.it does not itch and is somewhat small and localized in the crease area of the armpit.

im going to get tested but does this sound like ars symptoms?

[gosooners99]

thanks once again.it seems like i have a "new"symptom every week.so if you get a fever as a result of hiv it will last a week? thats rough.

i have already learned from this experience and  am just hoping that one irresponsible act doesnt cost me everything.

[LIZZIE LOU]

ars symptoms come at 2-4 weeks post infection and last for 1-2 weeks.  they come at once and leave at once...you dont get a new "symptom" every few days.

having said that...symptoms can never be a good indicator of hiv infection.  the same symptoms associated with ars can also be symptoms of many, everyday, common illnesses.

the only way to know one's status is by testing.  the current guideline states that in order to obtain a conclusive test result...you must test at 3 months post exposure.

[gosooners99]

thank you.do symptoms come all at once and last a while?

you seem like you very informed in your posts  and any info you can give me will be appreciated.

[LIZZIE LOU]

no it does not.