Diagnosis and management of fibrositis syndrome and psychogenic rheumatism.
Diffuse aching and stiffness may be caused by a fibrositis syndrome or by psychogenic rheumatism. If fibrositis is present, a careful search for underlying disease is made, and appropriate therapy started depending upon the results of all diagnostic studies.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome