HIV-enteropathy and bile acid malabsorption: response to cholestyramine.
Chronic diarrhea and weight loss are common in patients with AIDS. We report on an AIDS patient with chronic diarrhea, steatorrhea, and marked weight loss. A 75SeHCAT test demonstrated that the diarrhea was mainly due to bile acid malabsorption. Therapy with cholestyramine dramatically reduced bowel movements and led to significant reversal of weight loss.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism*; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019053:HIV Enteropathy / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012644:Selenium Radioisotopes; D013656:Taurocholic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D012644:Selenium Radioisotopes; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; C033638:23-seleno-25-homotaurocholic acid