Difficulty Swallowing and Lack of Receipt of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Predict Acute Weight Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease
Jacobson DL, Bica I, Knox TA, Wanke C, Tchetgen E, Spiegelman D, Silva M, Gorbach S, Wilson IB. Difficulty Swallowing and Lack of Receipt of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Predict Acute Weight Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: 1349-1356. PMID: 14583869, DOI: 10.1086/379072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute weight lossHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseOral symptomsWeight lossLack of receiptActive antiretroviral therapyUpper respiratory symptomsVirus diseaseTrouble swallowingAbdominal painAntiretroviral therapyRespiratory symptomsDifficulty swallowingNutrient malabsorptionSkin symptomsCommon symptomsRecent symptomsCaloric intakeSymptom complexSymptomsWeight changeDiarrheaMetabolic needsSwallowingDisease