Dyspnea resulting from fibromyalgia.
Two patients with chronic, severe, episodic dyspnea underwent prolonged, extensive, and invasive evaluations without a diagnosis being made. Both were subsequently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and therapy directed at this condition resulted in resolution of their symptoms. Fibromyalgia is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of dyspnea, and timely diagnosis and treatment may be delayed. However, this condition must be considered because it can only be established by seeking the appropriate history and physical findings.
Weiss
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.
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Albert
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D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; D000639:Amitriptyline