       Document 0227
 DOCN  M9650227
 TI    Symptomatic management of HIV associated gastrointestinal disease.
 DT    9605
 AU    McGowan I; Allason-Jones E; Department of Gastroenterology, Radcliffe
       Infirmary, Oxford.
 SO    Cancer Surv. 1994;21:157-77. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96157336
 AB    This chapter describes the differential diagnosis and management of
       gastrointestinal symptoms associated with HIV infection. There is no
       clear point when management moves from intervention to palliation, and
       as with other manifestations of HIV disease, clinical decisions have to
       be guided by the wishes of the patient. In general, early diagnosis and
       treatment of HIV associated opportunistic infection are likely to keep
       patients symptom free, but when specific therapy is unavailable,
       unsuccessful or unwanted, then there is a clear indication to strive for
       symptom control using conventional palliative care.
 DE    Abdominal Pain/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Anorexia/THERAPY  Anus
       Diseases/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Diarrhea/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Esophageal
       Diseases/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Female  Gastrointestinal
       Diseases/*ETIOLOGY/*THERAPY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY  Immunocompromised Host
       Infection/THERAPY  Male  Mouth Diseases/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Palliative
       Care  Rectal Diseases/ETIOLOGY/THERAPY  Weight Loss  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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