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Preferred term

Fibromyalgia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes
  • Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes
  • Fibrositides
  • Fibrositis
  • Muscular Rheumatism
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse
  • Rheumatism, Muscular
  • Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
  • Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia
  • Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis
  • Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 89; was FIBROSITIS 1963-88

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • fibrosiitti
  • fibrositis
  • määrittämätön reumasairaus
  • pehmytkudoskipuilu
  • pehmytkudosreuma
  • rheumatismus non specificatus
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005356

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