Medical Definition of HIV wasting syndrome
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Involuntary weight loss of greater than 10 percent associated with intermittent or constant fever and chronic diarrhoea 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 myofibre degeneration. A variety of aetiologies, which vary among patients, contributes to this syndrome.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of HIV Wasting Syndrome
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