Well thanks for the MSRA info, but the funny thing is, i havent had sexual contact in almost three years, so id say that thatis ruled out there pardner. what appears to me to be lichen planus can also be caused by cancer, lichen planus is a pre cancerous condition from what I have found out about it. I have been tested for HIV wice now, once with the mouth swab test and once by blood which both came back negative thank the lord. but like I said, havent had any risks in almost three years now so i should have known better, I work in a police dept. and could have gotten stuck and not relaized it, but that is highly unlikely with me wearing gloves and being pretty darn careful.