Wasting Syndrome,HIV

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