Dale Prokupek, MD

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Board Certified Internist & Gastroenterologist

This article was co-authored by Dale Prokupek, MD. Dale Prokupek, MD is a board-certified Internist and Gastroenterologist who runs a private practice based in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Prokupek is also a staff physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and an associate clinical professor of medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Prokupek has over 30 years of medical experience and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the liver, stomach, and colon, including chronic hepatitis C, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal condyloma, and digestive diseases related to chronic immune deficiency. He holds a BS in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and an MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed an internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a gastroenterology fellowship at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. This article has been viewed 3,022,720 times.

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Updated: October 7, 2025

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To recognize HIV symptoms, keep an eye out for constant fatigue and low energy levels, even after a long night’s sleep. Additionally, look for a fever or repeated night sweats, chills, and muscle aches. You should also pay attention to vomiting or nausea, and the appearance of ulcers on your mouth or genitals. If you’ve had the infection for a long time, you may experience a dry cough, and find irregular red, brown, or purple spots on your skin. For more advice from our Medical co-author on how to spot the neurological effects of HIV, read on!

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