Definition: A syndrome characterized by chronic, well-established DIARRHEA (greater than one month in duration) without an identified infectious cause after thorough evaluation, in an HIV-positive individual. It is thought to be due to direct or indirect effects of HIV on the enteric mucosa. HIV enteropathy is a diagnosis of exclusion and can be made only after other forms of diarrheal illness have been ruled out. (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed, pp1607-8; Haubrich et al., Bockus Gastroenterology, 5th ed, p1155)
Other names Idiopathic AIDS Enteropathies; HIV-Associated Enteropathies; HIV Enteropathies; HIV Associated Enteropathy; Enteropathy, Idiopathic AIDS; Enteropathy, HIV Associated; Enteropathy, AIDS Associated; Enteropathy, AIDS; Enteropathies, Idiopathic AIDS; Enteropathies, HIV-Associated; Enteropathies, HIV; Enteropathies, AIDS-Associated; Enteropathies, AIDS; AIDS-Associated Enteropathies; AIDS Enteropathy, Idiopathic; AIDS Enteropathies, Idiopathic; AIDS Enteropathies; AIDS Associated Enteropathy; Idiopathic AIDS Enteropathy; Enteropathy, HIV-Associated
