MEDICAL UPDATE: Signs of HIV Seroconversion

MEDICAL UPDATE: Signs of HIV Seroconversion

Being Alive Newsletter, Being Alive/Los Angeles - June 1993
Mark Katz, MD and reported by Jim Stoecker

Medical researchers estimate that at least half of people who seroconvert experience a flu-like illness at the time of initial infection. Fever, headache, muscle aches and the like are common symptoms. In addition to the flu-related symptoms, there is often a skin rash.

Researchers report that CD4 count can drop precipitously at the point of initial infection. It takes the immune system some time to mount its response and produce antibodies. In the meantime, the body is vulnerable to infection. Oral thrush has been observed in those who have recently seroconverted. And some researchers even report cases of PCP in those newly infected.
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