Diseases

Fibromyalgia

A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points). Muscle pain is typically aggravated by inactivity or exposure to cold. This condition is often associated with general symptoms, such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, HEADACHES, and occasionally DEPRESSION. There is significant overlap between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome (FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC). Fibromyalgia may arise as a primary or secondary disease process. It is most frequent in females aged 20 to 50 years. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1494-95)

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A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points). Muscle pain is typically aggravated by inactivity or exposure to cold. This condition is often associated with general symptoms, such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, HEADACHES, and occasionally DEPRESSION. There is significant overlap between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome (FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC). Fibromyalgia may arise as a primary or secondary disease process. It is most frequent in females aged 20 to 50 years. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1494-95)

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25 entry terms
  • Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome
  • Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Fibrositis
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse
  • Rheumatism, Muscular
  • Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes
  • Fibromyalgias
  • Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes
  • Fibrositides
  • Muscular Rheumatism
  • Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
  • Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia
  • Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
  • Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia
  • Fibromyalgia, Primary
  • Fibromyalgia, Secondary
  • Fibromyalgias, Primary
  • Fibromyalgias, Secondary
  • Primary Fibromyalgia
  • Primary Fibromyalgias
  • Secondary Fibromyalgia
  • Secondary Fibromyalgias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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89; was FIBROSITIS 1963-88

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  2. C05w.799w.321w
  3. C10w.668w.491w.425w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fibromyalgia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005356. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005356
  2. Fibromyalgia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia
  3. Fibromyalgia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q540571