Challenges to diagnosis of HIV-associated wasting.

摘要: There is a wide variability in the clinical presentation of protein energy malnutrition often characterized as wasting patients infected with HIV. Moreover, has evolved over time. Initially, was by profound weight loss and depletion body cell mass (BCM). Recently, unrelated concurrent metabolic abnormalities, such lipodystrophy, may complicate diagnosis HIV wasting. Although measures BCM are relatively accurate for wasting, optimal tools assessing not necessarily available to clinician. From practical standpoint, be self-evident advanced stages, but effective interpretation early signs requires familiarity other complications included differential diagnosis.