Other terms
Fibromyalgias,Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndrome,Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome,Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes,Syndrome, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis,Syndromes, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis,Rheumatism, Muscular,Muscular Rheumatism,Fibrositis,Fibrositides,Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse,Diffuse Myofascial Pain Syndrome,Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndrome,Fibromyositis Fibromyalgia Syndrome,Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia Syndromes,Syndrome, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia,Syndromes, Fibromyositis-Fibromyalgia,Fibromyalgia, Secondary,Fibromyalgias, Secondary,Secondary Fibromyalgia,Secondary Fibromyalgias,Fibromyalgia, Primary,Fibromyalgias, Primary,Primary Fibromyalgia,Primary Fibromyalgias
Description
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)
Pervious tree
Next tree
Other locations in tree
Legal notice
The U.S. National Library of Medicine is the creator, maintainer, and provider of the data above.
The version of the data is 2010 MeSH. Last reviewed April 26, 2010. No modification has been made in the content of the file.
Neither the United States Government, nor any of its agencies, contractors, subcontractors or employees makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to data contained in the database, and, furthermore, assumes no legal liability for any party's use, or the results of such use, of any part of the database.
You will not assert any proprietary rights to any portion of the database, or represent the database or any part thereof to anyone as other than a United States Government database.
The MeSH data carry an international copyright outside the United States, its Territories or Possessions. These terms and conditions are in effect as long as the user retains any of the MeSH data obtained from this site.