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Can HIV Cause Swollen Lymph Nodes ?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...good day doctor 3 weeks ago i had sex with a transvestite and the condom broke i hadnt cum as yet and used lube during this she told me she was hiv negetive but after 3 days i had swollen lymph nodes on the back of my head and right ear now i also have a flu which i got from a friend who had it could this be hiv
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Swollen lymph nodes at the back of head and right ear are due to Flu and not because of HIV. In any infection there will be swelling of lymph nodes. Please take an antibiotic Azeethromycin 500 mg once a day for 3 days which reduces your lymph Node swelling. Also Take levocetrizine 5mg twice a day for 5 days.
Symptoms of HIV appear only after 6 months of exposure. HIV is transmitted by having sex with a HIV positive person only. Don't be afraid you have a very very less chance of getting exposed.
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Can HIV Cause Swollen Lymph Nodes ?

Hi Swollen lymph nodes at the back of head and right ear are due to Flu and not because of HIV. In any infection there will be swelling of lymph nodes. Please take an antibiotic Azeethromycin 500 mg once a day for 3 days which reduces your lymph Node swelling. Also Take levocetrizine 5mg twice a day for 5 days. Symptoms of HIV appear only after 6 months of exposure. HIV is transmitted by having sex with a HIV positive person only. Don t be afraid you have a very very less chance of getting exposed. All the best