title: [Chronic fatigue syndrome].
abstract: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disease that originates in the 18th Century of unknown etiology. The chronic fatigue is a common complain with an estimate prevalence of 24%. In 1988 the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was define by the experts due to an increase in the recognition of the disease. Is a disease that possess similar characteristics to other conditions for which the diagnosis is one of exclusion. Cases has been reported around the world been most common in women between 20-50 years of age. The treatment is mostly supportive.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Enfermedades Infecciosas Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Trinidad
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Ronda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Síndrome de fatiga crónica.