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Terme préférentiel

HIV Wasting Syndrome  

Type

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Définition

  • 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).

Synonyme(s)

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

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DJ74R1RT-R

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 10/06/1996, dernière modification le 30/06/2021