WASTING SYNDROME at Medical Glossary

What is it? A condition among HIV-infected individuals characterized by involuntary weight loss of more than 10% of baseline body weight. Other symptoms may include chronic diarrhea or chronic weakness and fever for more than 30 days; a CDC AIDS-defining condition.

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