Preferred Label : Human immunodeficiency virus disease associated with wasting syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : This is a lentivirus (slowly replicating retrovirus) that causes acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune
system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. This
is a disease resulting in loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant
loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight.;
ICD-11 synonym : cachexia associated with AIDS - [acquired immunodeficiency syndrome]; Slim disease; human immunodeficiency virus infection wasting syndrome; HIV - [human immunodeficiency virus] disease resulting in failure to thrive; HIV disease resulting in failure to thrive; HIV - [human immunodeficiency virus] infection wasting syndrome; cachexia associated with AIDS; HIV infection wasting syndrome; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
ICD-11 inclusion : Slim disease;
Origin ID : 956141777;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- cachexia [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
This is a lentivirus (slowly replicating retrovirus) that causes acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune
system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. This
is a disease resulting in loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant
loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight.
