Possible Causes for wasting syndrome Chronic Kidney Insufficiency Uremia Uremia (urine constituents in blood) is a clinical syndrome caused by progressive accumulation of nitrogen waste products among patients with kidney failure who with [wikidoc.org] The same is true for individuals who have low muscle mass for other reasons, such as malnutrition, cachexia, or amputation. [emedicine.medscape.com] Azotemia Azotemia is neither a disease entity nor a clinical syndrome. [wikidoc.org] Carcinoma of the Prostate […] marked by hypophosphataemia, renal phosphate wasting, bone pain, weakness, and fractures. [casereports.bmj.com] Clinical examination should be thoroughly performed and may reveal cachexia, adenopathy, or an overdistended bladder. [symptoma.com] The treatment of bladder cancer causes tremendous suffering: surgery, postoperative bleeding, infection, relapse, severe physical wastage until cachexia. [dovepress.com] Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate Weight loss, cachexia. Signs Advanced disease: general malaise, bone pain, anorexia, weight loss, obstructive nephropathy, paralysis due to cord compression. [patient.info] Findings in patients with advanced disease may include the following: Cancer cachexia Bony tenderness Lower-extremity lymphedema or deep venous thrombosis Adenopathy Overdistended [emedicine.medscape.com] Hyponatremia To the editor: Hyponatremia is the most prevalent water and electrolyte disorder in standard clinical practice.1 The cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS) is an uncommon cause [revistanefrologia.com] Finally, he was diagnosed as having renal salt wasting syndrome (RSWS). [tandfonline.com] CONCLUSIONS: These presentations suggest that the patient has cerebral salt-wasting syndrome caused by intracranial germ cell tumor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Wasting syndrome 0004326 Fatigue Tired Tiredness [ more ] 0012378 Lymphedema Swelling caused by excess lymph fluid under skin 0001004 Sparse body hair 0002231 5%-29% of people [rarediseases.info.nih.gov] Low number of red blood cells or hemoglobin 0001903 Anorexia 0002039 Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the eyebrow Absence of eyebrow Lack of eyebrow Missing eyebrow [ more ] 0100840 Cachexia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov] Bronchogenic Carcinoma Look for Homer's syndrome and wasting of the small muscles of the hand. · Patient 2 has signs of pleural effusion on one side. · Patient 3 shows signs of unilateral collapse [syrianclinic.com] Cachexia and wasting Clubbing (up to 29% of patients; any cell type, more common in squamous and adenocarcinoma) Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy 17. [slideshare.net] […] them to easy rupture and causing hemoptysis Dyspnea (25%) Extrinsic or intraluminal airway obstruction Activation of mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors in lungs due to cachexia [epomedicine.com] Congenital AIDS syndrome due to HIV OR Diagnosed with one of the following indicator diseases that apply to only pediatric cases ( 15 years old): - Bacterial infections, multiple or recurrent [bccdc.ca] syndrome - persistent weight loss of 10%, downward crossing of two or more percentile lines on the weight-for-age chart in a child older than 1 year, accompanied by either [symptoma.com] Stage 4: HIV wasting syndrome; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Pneumocystis carinii pneumoniae, Candidiasis of the oesophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs; toxoplasmosis of the [slideshare.net] Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome Craniosynostosis repair Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome can also occur in the absence of cerebral disease. [5] The exact mechanism underlying cerebral salt-wasting syndrome [emedicine.medscape.com] Syndrome (CSWS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome usually develops in the first week following a brain insult. [emedicine.medscape.com] Pyloric Obstruction These symptoms tend to lead to dehydration, malnutrition and weight loss, and these are distinguished from cancerous cachexia, which accompanies advanced malignancy. [apm.amegroups.com] Renal Salt-Wasting Syndrome Renal salt wasting syndrome is yet another, though it is not common. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Both renal salt-wasting syndrome (RSWS) and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) have been reported as the underlying mechanisms for chemotherapy-induced [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The marked urinary losses of sodium in combination with a negative sodium balance led to the diagnosis of cisplatin-induced renal salt wasting syndrome (RSWS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Eating Disorder PubMed, Google Scholar Le Roux C.W, Ghatei M.A, Gibbs J.S& Bloom S.R. 2005 The putative satiety hormone PYY is raised in cardiac cachexia associated with primary pulmonary [doi.org] Esophageal Stenosis […] darting pains, the distressing dysphagia on taking food or drink, the presence of blood in the ejected food, and, above all, the gradual emaciation, the yellow, waxy, sodden cachexia [henriettes-herb.com] Upon physical examination the patient was found to be hemodynamically stable but had a fever, cachexia, and lymphadenopathy of the neck, right axilla and popliteal fossae. [scielo.org.co] Tongue Carcinoma Animals suffered from weight loss and died of cachexia. CONCLUSIONS: RSCC-2 is the first animal model for orthotopical transplantation of primary tongue carcinoma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] […] life expectancy in India and advanced stage of malignancy at the first visit, physiological age on an average can be considered higher.1,4 The patients presented late with cachexia [ispub.com] […] hospice 7 M 78 294 Y/Y Unknown Medical record of death in other hospital 8 M 76 323 Y/Y Cancer Neck local recurrence and pneumonia 9 M 79 326 Y/N Cancer Cancer recurrence, cachexia [peerj.com] Celiac Disease Severe malnutrition, and even cachexia, can occur if the diagnosis is delayed. Behavioral changes such as irritability are common. [journals.lww.com] Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma […] feature of visceral cancer, and his confidence in the utility of this connection led him to say, "So great, in my opinion, is the semiotic value of phlegmasia in the cancerous cachexia [en.wikipedia.org] Osphyalgia Weight loss Cachexia or malnutrition Jaundice Anorexia Episodes of pancreatitis Nausea Emesis The evolution of imaging modality technology has positively affected [symptoma.com] It can also result in: diarrhea cramping bloating gas Unintended weight loss Tumor-induced weight loss (cancer cachexia) is a common symptom of pancreatic cancer. [healthline.com] Malignant Neoplasm of the Stomach Most gastric cancer patients with metastasis develop cachexia with peritoneal carcinomatosis and usually die of multiple organ failure. [kjim.org] […] stomach from esophageal varices or at the anastomosis after surgery Intrahepatic jaundice caused by hepatomegaly Extrahepatic jaundice Inanition resulting from starvation or cachexia [emedicine.medscape.com] […] in the stomach from esophageal varices or at the anastomosis after surgery Intrahepatic jaundice caused by hepatomegaly Extrahepatic jaundice Inanition from starvation or cachexia [emedicine.com] Anorexia Nervosa It generally appears in childhood and is clinically characterized by severe gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, ptosis, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, peripheral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The results of the latest research suggest that abnormal composition of the intestinal microbiota may be an important factor supporting cachexia of AN patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The authors describe a case of a 39-year-old female with so far untreated advanced AN, admitted to hospital due to profound hypoglycemia (17 mg/dl), cachexia (BMI 11) and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Abdominal Aortic Thrombosis Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease affecting the aorta and its branches. To date, only one case involving abdominal aortic thrombosis due to TA has been reported. After bilateral artificial subclavian-iliac bypass, a case of abdominal aortic thrombosis due to TA received a delayed[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Gastric Adenocarcinoma A slight improvement was seen in the skin condition but died of cancer cachexia 3 months later. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] […] in the stomach from esophageal varices or at the anastomosis after surgery Intrahepatic jaundice caused by hepatomegaly Extrahepatic jaundice Inanition from starvation or cachexia [emedicine.medscape.com] Occult Malignancy Thromb Res. 2017 Nov;159:48-51. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.08.021. Epub 2017 Sep 28. Robin P 1, Le Roux PY 2, Tromeur C 3, Planquette B 4, Prévot-Bitot N 5, Lavigne C 6, Pastre J 4, Merah A 7, Couturaud F 3, Le Gal G 8, Salaun PY 9. Author information 1 Service de MédecineNucléaire, EA 3878 (GETBO) IFR 148, Centre[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Cystic Fibrosis Wheezing Prolonged expiratory phase Rhonchi or rales Tachypnea Tachycardia Nasal polyps Cachexia with muscle wasting Clubbing of fingers Typical exacerbations lack fever [cancertherapyadvisor.com] My heart is badly damaged from years of unmanaged electrolyte wasting, causing chronic long QT syndrome. [blogs.scientificamerican.com] Esophageal Carcinoma […] use of a PEG tube (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) usually prolongs survival time significantly, as many patients otherwise mostly succumb to complications of cancer cachexia [lecturio.com] Malabsorption Syndrome […] diarrhea, dermatitis, alopecia, abnormal taste and smell Diagnosis: measurement of plasma zinc levels Treatment: oral zinc supplementation Other deficiencies Protein: edema, cachexia [amboss.com] syndrome is characterized by weight loss, anorexia, abdominal distention, borborygmi, muscle wasting and the passage of abnormal stools, which are usually light yellow to [nejm.org] King D, Smith ML, Chapman TJ, Stocksdale HR, Lye M: Fat malabsorption in elderly patients with cardiac cachexia. Age Ageing 1996;25:144–149. [doi.org] Uremia […] in children with chronic renal failure and on dialysis. 54 61 Ozkaya O...Soylemezoglu O 17259742 2007 16 Mechanisms of disease: Cytokine and adipokine signaling in uremic cachexia [malacards.org] […] the symptoms for uremic syndrome is nothing than our didn't excrete waste from our body, which leads to build of waste in our body. i have made mnemonic for remembering uremic [youtube.com] OLS Experimental Factor Ontology EFO EFO:1001226 A clinical syndrome associated with the retention of renal waste products or uremic toxins in the blood. [ebi.ac.uk] Iodine Poisoning Iodinated glycerol is used as a mucolytic agent in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its efficacy is controversial, and reports of its toxicity are substantial. We report a case of chronic iodine poisoning in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following 20 years of iodinated[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] HIV Wasting Syndrome Diagnosis The causes of wasting syndrome are complex. [hivbook.com] Although previously a very frequent condition, wasting syndrome has become rare today. [hivbook.com] If testosterone levels are normal, then the substitution in cases of wasting syndrome is not indicated. [hivbook.com] Churg-Strauss Syndrome If Churg-Strauss syndrome affects your kidneys, you can develop glomerulonephritis. [mayoclinic.org] If Churg-Strauss syndrome affects your kidneys, you may develop glomerulonephritis. [mayoclinic.org] Diagnosis No specific test can confirm Churg-Strauss syndrome. And signs and symptoms are similar to those of other diseases, so it can be difficult to diagnose. [drugs.com] Bronchiectasis […] disease (foreign body, adenoma, Tb) allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (proximal bronchiectasis) CLINICAL FEATURES History chronic cough purulent sputum Examination fever cachexia [lifeinthefastlane.com] Nutrition is an important factor in bronchiectasis patients as pulmonary cachexia can be present in advanced disease. [oncologynurseadvisor.com] HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections syndrome (fever, weight loss, diarrhoea) HIV-associated dementia or memory loss Various dermatitis patterns (e.g. pruritic rash, eosinophilic folliculitis) Skeletal myopathy [news-medical.net] […] invasive) of the cervix Carcinoma of the conjunctiva Carcinoma of the anus T-cell lymphoma Hodgkin's disease Lymphoproliferative disease, pre-lymphomatous Other conditions HIV-wasting [news-medical.net] Pulmonary Cavitary Tuberculosis Physical exam should include evaluation for lymphadenopathy, cachexia, rash, clubbing, and other symptoms pertinent to the suspected etiology. Malignancy. [the-hospitalist.org] The common clinical syndrome is wasting with localizing signs dependent on the organs involved. A common lesion in horses is osteomyelitis of a cervical vertebra. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
