Question
Can ARVs stop my skin becoming lighter?
25 September 2016. Related: All topics, Side effects, South Africa, Support.
Hi, I am hiv postive and nw i experincing skin changes – how can i cure skin changes my skin turn to be white. I am on arv for more than three years. Can arv can cure my skin changes or i mst go to skin doctor?
Answer
Hi
HIV meds have not been linked to causing changes in skin colour. So they won’t be causing this and they are unlikely to help reverse it.
This is something to talk to your HIV doctor about first. Depending on their advice, you might need to see a skin specialist.
Ask whether to not this might be vitiligo? This is where patches of skin become lighter due to low levels os melanin. See this information from the UK:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Vitiligo/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Hi Mario, for information about testing and transmission please see here: https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing
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