Do Sore Throat, Fever, Msucle Pain And Rashes Indicate HIV?

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2015

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Question : hi doctor, could u please answer me in details how is my symptoms close to hiv symptoms ARS after 18 days ...
1. had sore throat for more than a week
2. lower back pain
3. fever for two days and headache and muscles pain
4. rashes for one day ...attached the pic
5. tridnees
I had gonorrhea from this exposure, my exposure was genitals rubbing and fingering only without open ulcer on my body....please answer me do u think this syptoms is gov related from your experience....thanks

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
symptoms are unlikely to be due to HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM
Thanks for posting your query
Genital rubbing without penetrative sex carries a negligible risk for HIV.
Earliest manifestation of HIV can occur only after 3-4 weeks of high risk contact. So your symptoms are unlikely to be due to HIV. Your symptoms are common to get even with ordinary viral fever.
Anyhow ruling out HIV through blood test is a wiser one.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (23 minutes later)

thanks for your answer, hiv fever can last for two days only ??? rashes last for one day only?? it's possible hiv can transmit by genitals rubbing ???I had night sweating also for more than three days now??? need your help I'm too worry??

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Not fit with Early HIV manifestations.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
As you rightly pointed out, fever due to Early HIV would last for more than two weeks. Rashes not appeared to be related to HIV. HIV risk through genital rubbing is Negligible a per CDC, XXXXXXX
Night sweating can occur with any fever. Nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

doctor this my last question...is there any relationship between lower back pain and hiv,,, and can I infected by gonorrhea and not hiv from this exposure

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia are unlikely

Detailed Answer:
Hi, Welcome back.
Low back pain in HIV can occur in late stage due to extreme emaciation, not with early disease.
Possibility of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia are unlikely with the type of encounter you had. Forget about HIV/STD.
Dr S Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj