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Neuropathy hiv
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tung Nguyenanswered
Neurosurgery 33 years experience
Depends: This can be a systemic disease process (neuropathy, hiv) affecting multiple nerves at once. Carpal tunnel affect the hand specifically, not the arm. Y... Read More
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Dr. William Gayaanswered
Neurology 31 years experience
Carpal tunnel: Carpal tunnel syndrome is characterized by hand pain and recurrent numbness or "pins and needle" sensations in the thumb, index, middle finger and the... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Olav Jarenanswered
Neurology 21 years experience
? none of the above: Your symptoms of aching in the left arm and leg are too vague to make a diagnosis. Hoe long do the symptoms last? What makes them better or worse? ... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Look for other cause: A primary care doctor and a neurologist can evaluate as there are many possible causes of neuropathy symptoms. The doctors can check for the more comm... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Richard Pollardanswered
Anesthesiology 32 years experience
See below: You do not have HIV according to these tests. Hiv does not cause these symptoms (aids might but you do not have this either). Talk to your md, somethi... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
No STD: No STD causes these symptoms. You have no infection from any sexual exposure.
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792 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
HIV rarely causes neuropathy; only in some patients who progress to overt AIDS. In that case, neuropathy is never the only problem. Neuropathy alone r... Read More
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Reviewed Feb 27, 2023
A 44-year-old male asked:
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Rheumatology 54 years experience
No: A negative test that long after exposure should reassure you.
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
YES: Superinfection, eye disease, dementia, depression, and opportunitic fungal disease..are just a few of the many possibilities.
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Reevesanswered
Neurology 32 years experience
Can: Yes, it can. And if the peripheral neuropathy is mostly of the small fibers (burning numbness) then an EMG will typically be normal.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Yes, but....: HIV/AIDS and some of the drugs used to treat it can cause a sensory peripheral neuropathy. However, this is not an early symptom. Also, there are ma... Read More
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Collaboration: This is a puzzling and longstanding disorder and I recommend collaboration among an infectious disease specialist,hematologist and a neurologist. The ... Read More
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Probably free of all: All available tests are highly accurate if done sufficiently long after the last possible exposure. That time varies from 4 weeks to 4 months, dependi... Read More
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804 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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