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dermatofibroma
My doctor tells me I have a dermatofibroma on my arm, looking this up on the internet I understand that this can be found in HIV patients and those with supressed immune systems due to Lukeimia and Lupus etc. Does anybody have information on whether this is a common side effect or not of HIV?
Thank you for your advice and information. Much appreciated. You are right the internet can lead to severe anxiety.
Hi there,
Generally we don;t tend to discuss possible symptoms of HIV disease here - simply because they are often the same symptoms of other more common illnesses, such as the common cold and flu.
As you are no doubt aware the only way to know your HIV status is to have an HIV antibody test at the appropriate time. For the purposes of this forum that time is three months from your last possible exposure, or three months after your last does of PEP. Only then will you know your status.
If you have had a possible risky episode, please do tell us as it will allow us to better help you and provide an accurate risk assessment of your situation.
One last thing, I would advise you not to symptom surf on the web. Firstly, there is a lot of misinformation out there. And secondly a lot of the genuine information online is either referenced from outdated sources or follows an agenda.
Generally we don;t tend to discuss possible symptoms of HIV disease here - simply because they are often the same symptoms of other more common illnesses, such as the common cold and flu.
As you are no doubt aware the only way to know your HIV status is to have an HIV antibody test at the appropriate time. For the purposes of this forum that time is three months from your last possible exposure, or three months after your last does of PEP. Only then will you know your status.
If you have had a possible risky episode, please do tell us as it will allow us to better help you and provide an accurate risk assessment of your situation.
One last thing, I would advise you not to symptom surf on the web. Firstly, there is a lot of misinformation out there. And secondly a lot of the genuine information online is either referenced from outdated sources or follows an agenda.
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