10 Myocarditis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #4: Poor Appetite
Poor appetite or loss of appetite is known as anorexia. In infection, it is thought to be part of an acute phase reaction triggered by peptidoglycans and lipopolysaccharides from bacterial DNA, bacterial cell walls, viral glycoproteins, and viral RNA that triggers the production and release of proinflammatory cytokines.
There are many diseases and conditions that can cause poor appetite such as acute viral hepatitis, anxiety, cancer, chronic kidney disease, dehydration, dementia, hypothyroidism, mood disorders, fever, tuberculosis, and more. Poor appetite can lead to weight loss.
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