Symptoms and signs in fibromyalgia syndrome

Fibromyalgia (FM) is currently classified as chronic widespread pain with widespread allodynia/hyperalgesia to pressure pain and is categorized among the large group of soft-tissue pain syndromes. FM remains an elusive condition of unknown etiology in which patients report not only chronic widesprea...

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Main Authors: G. Leardini, G. Arioli, L. Altomonte, S. Stisi, G. Biasi, M. Di Franco, M. Cazzola, M. Spath, D. Buskila, M.A. Giamberardino, R. Torta, F. Marinangeli, F. Salaffi, R.H Gracely, R. Carignola, L. Bazzichi, R. Casale, A. Alciati, P. Sarzi-Puttini, G. Cassisi, R. Gorla, A. Marsico, F. Ceccherelli, F. Atzeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Reumatismo
Online Access:http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/361
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Summary:Fibromyalgia (FM) is currently classified as chronic widespread pain with widespread allodynia/hyperalgesia to pressure pain and is categorized among the large group of soft-tissue pain syndromes. FM remains an elusive condition of unknown etiology in which patients report not only chronic widespread pain but also a variety of other complaints, so that it is one of several relatively common overlapping syndromes characterized by otherwise unexplained chronic pain and fatigue (1, 2)...
ISSN:0048-7449
2240-2683