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Descriptor English:
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HIV Wasting Syndrome
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Descriptor Spanish:
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síndrome de emaciación por VIH
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Síndrome de Emaciação por Infecção pelo HIV
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Synonyms English:
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AIDS Wasting Syndrome
HIV Wasting Disease
Slim Disease
Wasting Disease, HIV
Wasting Syndrome, AIDS
Wasting Syndrome, HIV
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Tree Number:
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C02.782.815.616.400.520
C02.800.801.400.520
C18.452.915.520
C18.654.940.520
C20.673.480.520
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Definition English:
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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). |
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History Note English:
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97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32934
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Unique Identifier:
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D019247
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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