title: [Fibromyalgia. Diagnostics--disease approach--therapy].
abstract: Fibromyalgia is a complex of symptoms predominantly affecting females and consisting of widespread pain. Etiology and pathogenesis are not sufficiently known yet, however, there is the assumption that fibromyalgia is looked at as being an illness with biological, psychological, and social aspects. Therefore, the treatment of fibromyalgia calls for a multimodal therapy approach. The importance of fibromyalgia has been recognized within the German health system by creating the new ICD code M79.70 and by assigning fibromyalgia its own rheumatologic DRG (I79Z). In future research of fibromyalgia special attention needs to be placed upon gender-specific problems.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Rheumatologie und Physikalische Medizin, Klinikum Minden, Friedrichstrasse 17, 32427 Minden. rheumatologie@klinikum-minden.de
authors.forename: Heinz-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lakomek
authors.forename: Mechthild
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakomek
authors.forename: Karola
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bosquet-Nahrwold
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy