title: Chronic fatigue syndrome: Features of a population of patients from northern Italy.
abstract: In this study we analyzed the clinical features of a population of Italian patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) diagnosed according to the CDC-1994 criteria. The aim was to investigate CFS patients and their relatives, in order to search for events related to the onset of the disease and to identify correlations with other diseases. The analysis was carried out by examining medical records belonging to 82 patients suffering from the syndrome. The documentation was collected between 2008 and 2011 and provided by the non-profit Italian organization AMCFS (Associazione Malati di CFS). The influence of gender on the age of onset and association with potential risk factors were investigated in patients and in their relatives. From the results a significant correlation between the age of onset and autoimmunity was observed.
authors: Immunology and Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Capelli
authors: Department of Neurology, Mellino Mellini Hospital, Chiari, Brescia, Italy.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Lorusso
authors: Immunology and Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ghitti
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Immunology Laboratory, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Venturini
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Cusa
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Immunology Laboratory, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy giovanni.ricevuti@unipv.it.
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Ricevuti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: chronic fatigue syndrome; myalgic encephalomyelitis