lymph node shrinked

[slim9]

Hi!i slept witha girl and used her condom and the condom cover had a small tear 1mm,two weeks later i developed a swollen node on the back of the leg near my knee it was hard and visible to the eye and dissapeared after 5 days, i developed a bad throat pain on the 4thh week and it lasted till fifth week, i too an antibody test at 6 week it was negative, three days later i got a pain on the right side of the neck under the jaw area, the following day i got a painfull small lymph node at the back of the ear and the neck pain moved to both sides. the lymph node shrinked completely i could not locate it but the neck pain is still there but a bit sattle, i took another antibody test at seventh week(yesterday) and it was negative.today my right eye feels funny like its opening and closing.i would like to ask if acute hiv causes the lymph nodes to shrink and dissapear or did my lymph node pop due to maybe another infection or stress of the neck?.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Well yes, HIV can cause lymph nodes to appear and disappear at various sites. However, swollen lymph nodes across multiple areas or generalized lymphadenopathy can also be due to viral infections such as mono or EBV or cytomegalovirus or due to bacterial infections like TB, leukemia, lymphomas and other cancers. This could also be due to inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. It is difficult to determine the cause on net. This is not something you should ignore. Please consult your doctor. Take care!

[nan1525]

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