HIV Wasting Syndrome

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

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).

Synonyms:

AIDS Wasting Syndrome
HIV Wasting Disease
Slim Disease
Wasting Disease, HIV
Wasting Syndrome, AIDS
Wasting Syndrome, HIV

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