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Cachexia

Known as: CACHECTIC, Cachexia [Disease/Finding], Wasting syndrome 
The loss of body weight and muscle mass frequently seen in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other diseases.
National Institutes of Health

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Groll Hirschowitz syndrome

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Nutritional and Metabolic DiseasesSigns and Symptoms

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2014
2014
Microbial Translocation in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Inflammation in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Permalink
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2011
Review
2011
A case of bilateral silent sinus syndrome presenting with chronic ocular surface disease.
The silent sinus syndrome is characterized by atelectasis of the maxillary sinus in the setting of subclinical maxillary… 
1996
1996
The metabolic response to opportunistic infections in AIDS
Objective: The metabolic response to AIDS‐defining opportunistic infections was examined to provide a logical basis for the… 
1987
1987
Whole-body protein turnover in adult hemodialysis patients as measured by 13C-leucine.
Muscle wasting may occur in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). To determine whether this is due to a decrease in the… 
1981
1981
Comparison of simple screening tests for fat malabsorption.
Three tests were evaluated as screening procedures for fat malabsorption--namely, measurement of serum optical density, serum… 
1978
1978
Protein restriction in the conservative management of uremia.
Protein-restricted diets are widely used in the dietary management of uremia. These diets are undoubtedly effective in… 
1975
1975
Isolation of low-virulent mouse hepatitis virus from nude mice with wasting syndrome and hepatitis.
Mouse hepatitis viruses were isolated on DBT cell culture from affected livers in most nude mice having wasting syndrome and… 
1968
1968
Lindane toxicity and protein-deficient diet.
The median lethal dose (LD50) ± SE of gamma benzene hexachloride (lindane) given orally to young, male, albino rats was 157 ± 37… 
1968
1968
Inappropriate secretion of ADH caused by obstruction of ventriculoatrial shunts.
~ ~ ALT-WASTING" is a condition of hypo" ~ tonicity of body fluids and continued renal excretion of excessive amounts of sodium… 
1933
1933
Etiology of polyneuritis.
In a paper written two years ago,1I made a preliminary report on a number of cases of polyneuritis of obscure etiology and…