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What Causes Sudden Weight Loss And Loss Of Appetite In An Elderly Person?
81 year old man- losing weight without trying appetite alright get weak and has muscle pain,been checked by 14 different doctors -no luck luckily no Cancer - what might it be I looked up celiac ( spelling ) disease - could it be that - What kind of test would find out?
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What Causes Sudden Weight Loss And Loss Of Appetite In An Elderly Person?
Hello, It might be a celiac disease only if you have associated diarrhea like condition. To rule out celiac disease you can investigate with IgA anti-endomysial and tissue transglutaminase antibody estimation. You can rule out tuberculosis by chest x-ray and HIV by Elisa testing for further workup of weight loss. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician