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12 Feb 2009
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Hi doctor
I would just like to know what the HIV rash looks like. Is it red, looking like that of a normal allergy, or does it appear in dark blotches? Where on the body does it typically appear, and what other symptoms usually accompany it?
Thank you.
I would just like to know what the HIV rash looks like. Is it red, looking like that of a normal allergy, or does it appear in dark blotches? Where on the body does it typically appear, and what other symptoms usually accompany it?
Thank you.
CyberDoc
Dear Wondering
The rash is slightly raised, small pimples and dark in colour
See http://www.aids-images.ch/index.php?what=images&id=593&t=28&print=true
http://depts.washington.edu/hivaids/initial/case1/fig2d.html
Dr Bets
The rash is slightly raised, small pimples and dark in colour
See http://www.aids-images.ch/index.php?what=images&id=593&t=28&print=true
http://depts.washington.edu/hivaids/initial/case1/fig2d.html
Dr Bets
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