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Can bumps in throat after sex be due to HIV?

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Published At September 24, 2017
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I had protected sex with a male prostitute. I did not receive it, I was giving and later I received it from the prostitute. This occurred before five months. I got tested at the health department for HIV and ECT and they came back negative. I looked at the symptoms and I am panicking. I have had a sore throat, runny and stuffy nose, lower back pain. I stand up at work all day (if that has something to do with it). My throat is red and I have had a bump on the back of the tonsils and it was white but it went away and today I now have bumps and kind of white-yellowish bumps. I have had diarrhea one day and I was feleing warm. All of those other symptoms that happened have gone. Just today, my throat is making me scared. It does not hurt or anything. It is just how it looks and the bumps.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your anxiety but anyways sore throat and tonsillitis can happen to a normal person also. You have tested for HIV and that test has come negative. You need not worry as that test came negative which has a good sensitivity. Pictures you have sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows redness and swollen tonsils but that is not to worry about. Do not panic, just take rest, drink plenty of liquids, do saline gargle twice to thrice a day. You shall be alright within a couple of days.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

My sickness is scaring me because out of everything I made out with my fiancee last week when I had a warmness and drowsy sore throat and she has not been affected at all.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

So you tested with a quick HIV test and that was negative. In that case, there are other tests like HIV monitor which includes ELISA test. You should seek a physician as you are getting nervous. Please attach reports.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I have just got my results back from the test and came back <0.91, negative. But I am still concerned because my mouth, my throat, does not hurt at all but how it looks and I have a dry cough.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I can see your oral cavity pictures. What are your symptoms now? What about the test results? Please let me know.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

The only thing is my throat is still red and it is not sore, just red. I went to the doctor and they said it looked normal and I wanted to know if my HIV test I took 34 days after the sexual encounter, which came back negative <0.91, how accurate is the test?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

See your throat looks fine. The sensitivity and specificity of Oraquick test is 99 % when run on while blood. Specificity remains the same but sensitivity is 98 % when it is run on saliva. While negative results from this test are adequate to rule out a diagnosis of HIV infection, a positive finding should be considered preliminary and confirmed with standard serologic testing.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Chandra Prakash Tanwar
Dr. Chandra Prakash Tanwar

Internal Medicine

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