Cracks at corner of my mouth. is this a sign?

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It seems that you may be having angular cheilitis.

Angular cheilitis or angular stomatitis is an inflammatory lesion at the corner of the mouth, and often occurs bilaterally. The condition manifests as deep cracks or splits. In severe cases, the splits can bleed when the mouth is opened and shallow ulcers or a crust may form. The most common cause is bacterial or fungal infection. You may consult with a doctor who can prescribe you proper antibiotics to cure the condition.

HIV symptoms can be very confusing, and many other conditions can be mistaken for HIV. Hence HIV is not ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎diagnosed based on signs or symptoms. It is ‎‎diagnosed based on serology tests detecting HIV antigens and ‎‎antibodies ‎‎‎‎‎‎in the blood. ‎

The risk of having HIV via single sexual intercourse from a infected person is very low to ‎‎result in confirmed ‎‎infection. ‎The chances of you having HIV, is possible only when you have had unprotected sexual intercourse, ‎‎multiple times ‎‎with a HIV infected individual. Hence you should be careful before having intercourse with any ‎‎person with ‎‎unknown HIV status or not trustworthy. ‎

If you think, you have been exposed to a possible HIV infected person, and you cannot confirm their HIV ‎‎‎‎status, then the only way ahead would be to get a HIV test yourself.‎ A HIV test negative at the end of 6 months will confirm that you do not have HIV.

I hope this helps.

I've heard mixed things about when angular chelitis usually occurs during HIV. I've heard it is an acute infection symptom and that it only happens late in the HIV stages. Which is more likely?