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ORPHA:90081Particular clinical situation in a disease or syndrome
What it is
A rare condition associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and characterized by unwanted weight loss (involving both fat and muscle) of more than ten percent of body weight, with either diarrhea or weakness and fever which have lasted at least 30 days and are not related to an infection.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Particular clinical situation in a disease or syndrome
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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