67 yo, 30 years +. All the sudden I'm getting really bad mosquito bites. Could I have resensitized?
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Richard FaustCommunity Admin
Hi . I know that there is a good amount of research into those with HIV being more sensitive or hypersensitive to mosquito bites (see here for example: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9532860/). If I understand correctly, what is interesting about what you are saying is that this seems to after being positive for many years. I did find this one article questioning about whether it could be "a marker of impending immunosuppression," but they literally only looked at 10 cases and called for more research: https://ijdvl.com/abnormal-insect-bite-reactions-a-manifestation-of-immunosuppression-of-hiv-infection. Have you had a chance to ask your doctor about this issue? Hoping you can get some answers and please feel free to update us on how things are going. Best, Richard (Team Member)