Seborrheic dermatitis mostly affects the face and scalp resulting in redness scales and dandruff. The results are statistically significant as well as the number of colonies in the cultures.
You can rest assured that you are hiv negative and that you did not get infected in that sexual encounter.
Seborrheic dermatitis hiv negative. The absence of hiv. The hallmark symptoms of early hiv include swollen lymph nodes sore throats fatigue fever headaches and rashes. An example of a rash associated with hiv is seborrheic dermatitis which has flaky white or yellowish scales that form on oily skin such as the ear.
It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect and this time period can vary from person to person. Thirty patients were included in each group. The condition is also known as seborrheic eczema.
It is also important to take note that even those who are hiv negative can experience this condition. All patients with seborrheic dermatitis had a positive smear with varying amounts of yeasts. The surrounding skin may or may not be red.
Several factors associated with seborrheic dermatitis put patiens with hiv at elevated risk. That you are not dead indicates that your body possesses the ability to produce antibodies. Here is information about hiv testing.
In your case it is not related to hiv. Seborrheic dermatitis may occur more commonly and tend to be more severe in those with hiv aids. While it occurs in around 5 percent of the.
That you tested negative indicates that you do not have hiv antibodies in your blood. Seborrheic dermatitis is a relatively minor skin problem that disproportionately affects people living with hiv. Anyone can develop seborrhoeic dermatitis at any time in their lives and anxiety can certainly be a contributory factor.
Treating seborrheic dermatitis can be difficult even in mild to moderate disease. Seborrheic dermatitis is characterized by redness of the face and to an extent flaking and or scaling of the affected areas. Overgrowth of the malassezia yeast in the oily skin environment immune system failure and the skin s inflammatory reaction to yeast overgrowth.
In fact as many as 25 to 45 percent of people with hiv will get it compared to only 8 percent of the general population. It may sometimes be mistaken for eczema and psoriasis. Most hiv tests are antibody tests that measure the antibodies your body makes against hiv.
In the control group 36 7 of patients had a negative smear. I had an unprotected sex encounter on nov 2nd and developed dry flaky skin on my face 3 weeks later. Is seborrheic dermatitis an early acute symptom of hiv.
She has assured me time and time again that she doesn t have hiv however i went and got tested for hiv on dec 3rd and it was negative.
