HIV enteropathy (HIVE) and Slim disease (SD): historical and current perspectives

The emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Africa was first reported among patients originating from Central Africa presenting with severe wasting symptoms resembling marasmus in 1983. The illness was associated commonly with chronic, and often life-threatening diarrhoea [1]. There was no evidence of an underlying immunosuppressive disease, no history of blood-product transfusion, homosexuality, or intravenous-drug abuse and the disease appeared to affect females as frequently as males.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: MS Kapembwa, PA Batman, SC Fleming, GE Griffin Tags: Review Source Type: research