Fibromyalgia and other unexplained clinical conditions.
Several unexplained clinical conditions frequently coexist with fibromyalgia; these include chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular disorder, tension and migraine headaches, and others. However, only recently have studies directly compared the physiological parameters of these conditions (eg, fibromyalgia vs irritable bowel syndrome) to elucidate underlying pathogenic mechanisms. This review summarizes data from comparative studies and discusses their implications for future research.
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Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359780, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. laaron@u.washington.edu.
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D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology