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  • luis59210
    luis59210 sammartin93955

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    i dont exactly. but its not that common to have those rashes on legs. usually on back and front.

    • sammartin93955
      sammartin93955 luis59210

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      it's around the end of 5th week since the encounter.

      I took a HIV rapid test today and the result is negative.

      The result was also negative with CLIA test at the end of 4th week

      should I be worried ?

    • kim12266
      kim12266 sammartin93955

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      hiv tests are reliable after 4 weeks i dont think hiv is the cause of your rash u should see a doctor something else mabe causing it

    • sammartin93955
      sammartin93955 kim12266

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      Is the Rapid test as good as the normal one ?

      or

      Should I need to go for the test again ?

    • kim12266
      kim12266 sammartin93955

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      if u have took two tests and both are negative then i dont think its related to hiv and no u dont need to test again as the result will be negative

    • Hugo0620
      Hugo0620 sammartin93955

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      The rapid test is quick but required longer window time because they normally only test antibodies.

  • Hugo0620
    Hugo0620 sammartin93955

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    Hey,

    Although HIV will cause skin rash, but...

    It is not HIV rash.

    The rash usually develop on your upper body.

    The test you did is a bit early as the rapid tests are belonging to the 3rd gen. test, the window time required for 3 months.

    I do not know what kind of CLIA test you did, but the time now is great for you to check with a 4th generation test (P24 antigen and antibodies). I am confident on a negative result.

    Regards,

    Hugo

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