Mar 25, 2024 · An HIV-related rash usually looks like a reddened or purplish patch of skin — depending on your skin tone — that is flat rather than raised. The area may also contain many small bumps. However, many different conditions can cause similar rashes.

Mar 18, 2024 · To identify an HIV rash, examine your rash to see if it's blotchy and red or purple, which is what HIV rash looks like. You should also check your shoulders, chest, face, hands, and upper body to see if the rash has spread to these places, …

Mar 10, 2024 · Skin changes could be the first sign that you have HIV. About 90% of people with HIV get a rash or other skin condition at some point. The virus weakens the immune system and makes it easier...

Jan 6, 2025 · Most people who have HIV get a rash at some point. It’s a common symptom that can happen in early (acute) or later stages of an HIV infection. Because your body’s immune system is trying to...

Cutaneous manifestations of HIV are quite various, ranging from AIDS-specific skin eruptions (xerosis, pruritic papular eruptions, eosinophilic folliculitis, and acne), opportunistic infections (herpes simplex, molluscum contagiosum, cutaneous leishmaniasis, bacillary angiomatosis, disseminated histoplasmosis, disseminated cryptococcosis, and zo...

Mar 25, 2024 · An HIV-specific rash, which appears in up to 67% of patients during the acute HIV infection (early stage seroconversion rash), occurs a few days to 4 weeks after HIV infection and is characterized with widespread, itching lesions that resolve on …

Aug 25, 2023 · An HIV rash or skin condition may affect any facial area, such as the cheeks, nose, forehead, or mouth. If a rash occurs due to acute HIV infection, it may appear in a symmetrical pattern...

Mar 27, 2025 · An HIV rash is a common symptom among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition to a rash that appears as an early sign of HIV, you may be at risk for other types of rashes if you have HIV.

Rash can occur as a manifestation of HIV infection, another (often opportunistic) infection, some neoplasms, and frequently as a reaction to a drug.

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the most common viral infection noted in HIV and is often severe and recurrent. This manifests as small groups of painful vesicles, typically in the facial (lips) or genital region, although can occur at any site.