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)
Year introduced: 1989
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Tree Number(s): C05.651.324, C05.799.321, C10.668.491.425
MeSH Unique ID: D005356
Entry Terms:
- Fibromyalgias
- Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
- Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
- Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia
- Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia
- Fibrositis
- Fibrositides
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse
- Rheumatism, Muscular
- Muscular Rheumatism
- Fibromyalgia, Primary
- Fibromyalgias, Primary
- Primary Fibromyalgia
- Primary Fibromyalgias
- Fibromyalgia, Secondary
- Fibromyalgias, Secondary
- Secondary Fibromyalgia
- Secondary Fibromyalgias
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