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Is hiv an autoimmune disease
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
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 ... Read More
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4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Rosenthalanswered
Allergy and Immunology 23 years experience
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 ask... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered
Internal Medicine - rheumatology 23 years experience
See below: There is a strange phenomena where CD4 counts are low the autoimmune disease can get better, but the HIV gets worse. When the HIV is better with highe... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
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/ind... Read More
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A 121-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
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 thi... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Atul Singhanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 30 years experience
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... Read More
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
HIV: Yes, this is worth further investigation. A common cause for biologically false test results may be autoimmune diseases, syphilis, and other illnesses... Read More
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4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
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 f... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Howard Feinberganswered
Rheumatology 39 years experience
Means nothing: A false positive test for HIV does not indicate another specific disease. There may be a specific cause or no reason.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
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 gen... Read More
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4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
No: They would have to do an HIV antibody or viral load test to diagnose HIV infection which is an infectious not autoimmune disease.
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