HIV Wasting Syndrome D019247

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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Virus Diseases » RNA Virus Infections » Retroviridae Infections » Lentivirus Infections » HIV Infections » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Communicable Diseases » Blood-Borne Infections » HIV Infections » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Sexually Transmitted Diseases » Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral » HIV Infections » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Virus Diseases » Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral » HIV Infections » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] » Metabolic Diseases » Wasting Syndrome » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] » Nutrition Disorders » Wasting Syndrome » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Diseases [C] » Immune System Diseases [C20] » Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes » HIV Infections » HIV Wasting Syndrome

Description

Involuntary weight loss of greater than 10 percent associated with intermittent or constant fever and chronic diarrhea or fatigue for more than 30 days in the absence of a defined cause other than HIV infection. A constant feature is major muscle wasting with scattered myofiber degeneration. A variety of etiologies, which vary among patients, contributes to this syndrome. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed, p1611).   MeSH

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