Question 1

what the difference between oral thrush and hairy leukoplakia and which one is associated with hiv. is white the same as oral thrust and is it associated with hiv. neg hiv insti 3 generation at 5 months but positive for ebv?

Accepted Answer

: Very different (but look very similar). Oral leukoplakia is a pre-malignant process on the tongue that is easy to confuse with oral thrush.  Oral HAIRY leukoplakia is a benign lesion of the tongue often associated with EBV infection and HIV infection.  Oral thrush is a yeast infection - looks similar to the other 2 but quite different.

See an Infectious Diseases doctor (or Oral Surgeon)

Question 2

how long after contacting hiv would you notice oral thrush?

Accepted Answer

Years: Before the era of effective medications, it would take several years before the immuodeficiency became severe enough to make thrush appear. It might appear briefly during the acute infection.

Question 3

if someone caught hiv how long until it can cause oral thrush?

Accepted Answer

No specific time: There are varying degrees of immune dysfunction with HIV and there are varying levels of exposure to agents that cause opportunistic infections (i.e. infections that occur when one's immune system is not functioning normally).   These variable factors will contribute to the time it takes to develop thrush.

Question 4

is oral thrush in hiv an early symptom stage or later symptom stage?

Accepted Answer

Late, usually: Usually a sign of late infection, i.e. overt AIDS, usually several years after catching HIV. It can occur in early HIV, but usually does not. In either recent or longstanding HPV, thrush is never the only symptom. Also, most coated tongue and other white patches in the mouth are not thrush. See a doctor if you have symptoms you are concerned about.

Question 5

oral thrush 14th day after possible hiv exposure.is it ars symptom? p24 combo on13th day; index value 0.1& nonreactive.no other symptoms.how reliable?

Accepted Answer

Too early: Even if you contracted HIV , you do not become ill this early.  Have you been on an antibiotic recently?  Inhaled steroid and diabetes are also associated with oral thrush.

Question 6

oral thrush 8 weeks after potential hiv exposure, 4 weeks after pep. will test in 4 days. should i prepare for hiv+ result because of the oral thrush?

Accepted Answer

Probably not, but...: ...it depends on how high the risk was from the exposure you are concerned about. But even the highest risk exposures usually don't transmit HIV, and with PEP the chance you were infected is near zero. As for oral thrush, maybe you don't have it:  for example, white coated tongue isn't the same thing. Anyway, thrush rarely occurs with early HIV infection.

Question 7

if you have hiv/aids. how often do you get oral thrush?

Accepted Answer

Varies: People with HIV/AIDS have a higher risk of developing skin conditions because the virus affects the body's ability to fight off infections. Thrush is an infection of the mouth caused by the candida albicans fungus. This happens more often in people with cancer, HIV or other conditions that weaken the immune system. The weaker the immunity, the more severe the infection.

Question 8

can oral thrush be caused by something other than hiv or cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Antibiotics, steroids, and some asthma inhalers can cause oral thrush.

Question 9

if hiv caused someones oral thrush, how soon of an infection of hiv would cause it? 1 year? 2 year?

Accepted Answer

HIV: This suggests major immune dysfunction. It could occur conceivably with acute HIV syndrome, but  generally if this were due to HIV disease it would have been years of infection without treatment for that degree of immune deficiency to occur.

Question 10

oral thrush w/ no hiv/aids, no medications, no diabetes, nothing unusual. i am worried b/c everything i read says that highly unusual for adult thrush?

Accepted Answer

Yeast Infection: Since you are a female, this may be caused by a yeast infection. Vaginal yeast infections are caused by the same fungus that causes oral thrush. Also yeast infections can lower your immune system, that is when oral thrush can happen.

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What the difference between oral thrush and hairy leukoplakia and which one is associated with hiv. is white the same as oral thrust and is it associated with hiv. neg hiv insti 3 generation at 5 months but positive for ebv?

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How long after contacting hiv would you notice oral thrush?

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If someone caught hiv how long until it can cause oral thrush?

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Is oral thrush in hiv an early symptom stage or later symptom stage?

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Oral thrush 14th day after possible hiv exposure.is it ars symptom? p24 combo on13th day; index value 0.1& nonreactive.no other symptoms.how reliable?

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Oral thrush 8 weeks after potential hiv exposure, 4 weeks after pep. will test in 4 days. should i prepare for hiv+ result because of the oral thrush?

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If you have hiv/aids. how often do you get oral thrush?

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Can oral thrush be caused by something other than hiv or cancer?

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If hiv caused someones oral thrush, how soon of an infection of hiv would cause it? 1 year? 2 year?

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Oral thrush w/ no hiv/aids, no medications, no diabetes, nothing unusual. i am worried b/c everything i read says that highly unusual for adult thrush?

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