HIV infection and malnutrition.
Weight loss, anorexia, metabolic disorder and malabsorption are leading symptoms of HIV infection. Recent data help us to understand wasting as being intrinsically linked to immunodysregulation and enteropathy. In therapy, the role played by anabolic steroids and growth hormone has been newly defined. The new antiviral drugs may efficiently prevent clinical progression, including wasting. New metabolic side effects have, however, been encountered.
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Klinik I für Innere Medizin der Universität, Cologne, Germany. achim.schwenk@uni-koeln.de
D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003376:Counseling; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D019247:HIV Wasting Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
D045930:Anabolic Agents; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000975:Antioxidants