Transient hypothermia in HIV-1 with insulin-like growth factor-1 deficiency and severe protein calorie malnutrition.

We report an HIV-1 patient with transient hypothermia secondary to severe protein calorie malnutrition and elevated HIV viral load. In this patient, it is hypothesized that the etiology of the hypothermia was multifactorial due to severe protein calorie malnutrition, evidenced by decreased insulin-like growth factor-1 levels, severe hypothyroidism, and an elevated HIV viral load, since the patient began to improve with the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy, improved nutrition, and continuation of thyroid supplementation. PMID: 25552791 [PubMed]

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Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - January 1, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Choi CH, McNeal T Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research