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Cachexia
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Definition
: General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.
WASTING SYNDROME is also available: do not make diagnosis, use words of text
See Also
HIV Wasting Syndrome
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Wasting Syndrome
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Groll Hirschowitz syndrome
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*Cachexia
*Demyelinating Diseases
*Hearing Loss, Central.
FACES syndrome
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*Anorexia
*Cachexia
*Eye Abnormalities
*Skin Diseases
*Facies.