Am I a Late Sero-Converter? Posted: 06-29-06 14:22pm
I had a potentially very risky sexual
encounter in early february of 2006. I am
not very sexually active and I have been
very worried about this incident since.
About two weeks later I got a feeling of
feverishness. Later on I would get
occasional swollen glands under the arms
but mostly in the neck. When I went to the
doctor I was tested and found to have a
new and active epstein barr infection
(they ran a dual test of some sort). The
level of infection was high also as per
the test. They tested me again for ebv a
month later and the level of the infection
had fallen somewhat. I have had the
following hiv tests since the incident:
the reason I keep testing is that I still
feel bad even after 4.5 months since the
incident. I have not had sexual relations
since the incident.
I always have had minor hair follicle acne
in my arms which I occasionally pop at
times. Generally they heal and go away
after a few days. Recently the little
scabs from this acne got extremely angry
and turned into larger sores. When they
healed after a week they left discolored
areas on my forearm, somewhat pinkish. I
also have a few very odd oval shaped sores
with a small round center on my forearms.
These are very strange because they have
caused the tissue surrounding them to turn
a purple-brown color. They almost seem
like cancer.
I am extremely worried that I might be a
late sero-converter from what I read on
line. Is there anything more I can do to
determine my status? I am very worried
over this and don't feel well at all.
Thank you in advance for any information.
Regards,
Ron
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HIV and AIDS Answer A1179 Posted: 08-08-07 07:11am
The most risky sexual encounter is having
unprotected sex with an HIV+ person; if
you track down the person with whom you
had sex, you can ask him/her to take an
HIV-test. Otherwise, there is no way to
find out if you are a late sero-converter
or not. You can only wait. For now, it
seems that you are HIV-. It is possible
that you caught infective mononucleosis
(EBV-infection) during that sexual
experience. The sores on your forearms can
be shown to a dermatologist for further
analysis.
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