Three cases of dermatomyositis erroneously diagnosed as "chronic fatigue syndrome".
The authors report three cases of dermatomyositis, which ha been erroneously diagnosed as "chronic fatigue syndrome" due to the presence of elevated titers of serum anti-Epstein Barr antibodies.
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VI Cattedra di Medicina Interna, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged