HIV and AIDS Forum - Late Symptoms??

Dear Doctor,

I am a 21 year old heterosexual male. I am uncircumcised. Recent symptoms that I have experienced have made me wonder about my past sexual encounters and the possibility of HIV. In November 2005 I had protected sex with an escort in Washington, DC (It cost $300 per hour). I remember she applied some sort of lubricant to the condom. I don’t know if it was water based or petroleum based. In any case, the vaginal sex lasted no more than 10 minutes and the condom performed well. It did not break. I did not ejaculate either. About 15 months later (February 2007 – in the thick of winter), I began experiencing some symptoms. I developed a rash that at first had a burning sensation to it. The rash consisted of patches of tiny red bumps (barely raised) on the inner side of my biceps and on the inner side of my thighs. Thus, it concentrated on the upper side of my extremities. I was on an overseas academic trip and my busy schedule simply did not allow me to see a doctor. I decided to run into a drug store in Germany to buy some over the counter cortisone cream for the rash. The burning feeling quickly went away with the cream and the rash went away for the most part. However, a little bit of the rash remained for about a week, but it did not burn or itch. By the end of that week, I began feeling a fatigue that lasted for about 3 days and came and went in the course of one day. An increased heart rate was associated with this fatigue. I also had a fever that lasted only one morning. I also had a sore throat and a few chills that lasted for a couple of those days. Some mild sinus symptoms were also experienced. When I got back home from my trip, these symptoms were largely gone so I dismissed them. But now, I have been searching for what initial HIV symptoms might look like and I have been terrified with many things I have read. I have abstained from any sexual encounter since my last one in Nov. 2005. Prior to that, my only other sexual encounter consisted of a woman performing unprotected oral sex on me. Thus, I do not consider myself sexually active. The symptoms I have described have been the only health issues I have had since the sexual act on Nov. 2005.

Could these symptoms have been associated with HIV?? Should I get tested? Do initial HIV symptoms develop as late as 15 months after a possible exposure? Please enlighten me on this. Thank you in advance, I find it very kind of you.