Fibromyalgia Syndrome: An Emerging but Controversial Condition

The syndrome termed fibromyalgia or fibrositis has recently attracted the interest of investigators and become a subject of general medical interest. Although some authors believe that fibromyalgia is not a discrete condition, rheumatologists now report that fibromyalgia is one of the most common di...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2014-04, Vol.311 (15), p.1570-1570
Main Author: Goldenberg, Don L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia - complications
Fibromyalgia - diagnosis
Fibromyalgia - pathology
History, 20th Century
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Public health
Rheumatology
Trigger Points
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Summary:The syndrome termed fibromyalgia or fibrositis has recently attracted the interest of investigators and become a subject of general medical interest. Although some authors believe that fibromyalgia is not a discrete condition, rheumatologists now report that fibromyalgia is one of the most common diagnoses in ambulatory practice. Recent estimates of the prevalence of fibromyalgia in the US have ranged from 3 to 6 million. Here, Goldenberg revisits fibromyalgia syndrome, an emerging but controversial condition.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2013.279453