high risk - symptoms versus serocnversion - 6-wk test how conclusive? - what is normal acute hiv rash duration?

[foam]

Dr. HHH.  I had a high risk unprotected encounter (extremely rare so can pin point the date).  Developed sore throat a week later.  Sore throat last 4 weeks.  About a 2 weeks after encounter also started to develop a mild rash.  Rash has continued to become worse (predominantly on face).  Rash started on arms - now v bad raised rash on face (mainly look like pimples, but a few red 5-10mm spots), mild/sporadic on arms and back (reddish flat blobs), chest has a different powdery/tiny pimple rash, trunk extremities have a couple of dispersed red 5-10mm spots.  I am extremely distressed with worry - on breaking point.  Have had 3 hiv tests - 2 rapid tests and 1 elisa.  Had the elisa at the 6-wk mark and it came back negative.  My questions: 1) is the 6-wk elisa test conclusive - i.e. do i need to test again? 2) what is the duration of a normal acute hiv rash? 3) Given that the onset of the rash was at least 2 weeks before my 6-wk elisa test, if it was in fact a symptom of seroconversion, should this have shown up in the test? - i.e. how long after symptoms show will an hiv test pick up antibodies (i.e. seroconversion occur)?  The reason for my confusion is that most info suggests symptioms show up bw 2-6 weeks, yet those same sites suggest a test needs to be done at 3 months?  That only makes sense if there is a documented and potentially long lag bw symptoms showing and seroconversion occurring.  From all my research (and i've done a HEAP), you site appears to have the most credible responses, so could you please help me out.  I'm losing my mind over this!  Thank you v v much!!  

[foam]

Thanks.  I've also added the question to the HIV Prevention forum and asked the Dr the question.

[Vance2335]

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