HIV-enteropathy and bile acid malabsorption: response to cholestyramine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Chronic diarrhea and weight loss are common in patients with AIDS. We report on an AIDS patient with chronic diarrhea, steatorrhea, and marked weight loss. A 75SeHCAT test demonstrated that the diarrhea was mainly due to bile acid malabsorption. Therapy with cholestyramine dramatically reduced bowel movements and led to significant reversal of weight loss.
Medical subject headings
- Bile Acids and Salts
- Cholestyramine Resin
- HIV Enteropathy
- Malabsorption Syndromes