Fibromyalgia and its relation to chronic fatigue syndrome, viral illness and immune abnormalities.
Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome have similar clinical and demographic features. We found that most patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have a tender point examination similar to patients with fibromyalgia. Similar pathophysiologic mechanisms are also being explored in each syndrome, including a potential role for viral induced immune dysfunction.
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, MA 02162.
D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010641:Phenotype; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*