《英文msh詞典》AIDS Wasting Syndrome
[同義詞] AIDS Wasting Syndrome
[主題詞] HIV Wasting Syndrome
[中文釋義] 艾滋病消耗綜合征
[英文釋義] 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).