Question 1

is hiv an autoimmune disease?

Accepted Answer

HIV: This is a viral infection which destroys T4 lymphocytes and by doing so destroys the body's immunity.  It is not an autoimmune disease, but rather an infection.

Question 2

is it possible to take care of an autoimmune disease with hiv?

Accepted Answer

Clarify?: If you are asking "does HIV cure autoimmune disease" then the answer is no.  Getting HIV does not make your autoimmune disease go away. If you are asking "can a patient with both HIV and autoimmune diseases be cured" then the answer is yes the symptoms of both diseases can be addressed to make the patient feel better, but neither disease has a cure yet.

Question 3

can any autoimmune disease affect a negative 4 generation combo test done at 4 months after exposure to hiv?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: To be sure, get a HIV nucleic acid test at 6 months after exposure.
Visit this site for information on this topic: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/index.html
Wish you good health!

Question 4

does autoimmune diseases means you have to do hiv tests at 6 months for the results to be conclusive?

Accepted Answer

Nucleic acid test: It is advisable to get a HIV nucleic acid test at 6 months after exposure, with or without autoimmune disorder.
Visit this site for information on this topic: 
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/index.html
Wish you good health!

Question 5

it's true that people who living with autoimmune disease they late to develop antibodies when they get hiv it'll take even more than one year for them to develop antibodies for hiv but when they going to test their test are negative but they have hiv?

Accepted Answer

: Autoimmune disease is when the body defense system thinks that a part of the body is foreign and attacks it - causing specific symptoms. Low or poor response to an external threat eg HIV triggers a normal response against it but in people with a weakness in the immune system causes the disease/ let it progress. So they are two different things.

Question 6

how to detect  if  acute hiv associated glamerulonephritis  or other autoimmune diseases?  is pcr reliable and accurate?

Accepted Answer

HIVAN: HIV and renal disease is a large group. There is HIVAN which squally happens in certain race and patients have low CD4 count and high viral load. Most often a renal biopsy is needed to confirm histology. Presence of HIV and kidney disease doesn&#x27;t mean the person has HIVAN, medications can also be the cause. See a kidney doc and discuss these issues.

Question 7

1year post unprotected hiv exposure. 2 false + elisa 1 w/neg ifa & 1w/ westernblot &naat. autoimmune disease? room for concern? worth investigating?

Accepted Answer

HIV: Yes, this is worth further investigation. A common cause for biologically false test results may be autoimmune diseases, syphilis, and other illnesses.  If you want to exclude HIV disease would suggest a pcr for HIV rna. Expensive but definitive.  Good luck.

Question 8

false positive elisa hiv test after 2 years expsure. autoimmune disease? will i ever know why? does this mean something's wrong?

Accepted Answer

No answer: False positive can be from many reasons including mistaken labeling.  If it was a false-positive, there is nothing for you to worry about. It is the false-negative that should worry you.

Question 9

does a false positive elisa hiv test mean someone has a autoimmune disease or does it mean it could be anything and the person never finds out why.

Accepted Answer

Means nothing: A false positive test for HIV does not indicate another specific disease.  There may be a specific cause or no reason.

Question 10

does a false positive elisa hiv test mean someone has a autoimmune disease? or could it be anything? do people find out why they get these results?

Accepted Answer

False (+) = error: Nothing can/should be interpreted from a false positive test, once verified as truly negative. There are a few specific exceptions to this, but in general, you should be tested for the diagnosis being considered.

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It's true that people who living with autoimmune disease they late to develop antibodies when they get hiv it'll take even more than one year for them to develop antibodies for hiv but when they going to test their test are negative but they have hiv?

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How to detect if acute hiv associated glamerulonephritis or other autoimmune diseases? is pcr reliable and accurate?

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1year post unprotected hiv exposure. 2 false + elisa 1 w/neg ifa & 1w/ westernblot &naat. autoimmune disease? room for concern? worth investigating?

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False positive elisa hiv test after 2 years expsure. autoimmune disease? will i ever know why? does this mean something's wrong?

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Does a false positive elisa hiv test mean someone has a autoimmune disease or does it mean it could be anything and the person never finds out why.

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Does a false positive elisa hiv test mean someone has a autoimmune disease? or could it be anything? do people find out why they get these results?

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