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Health Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia Conditions With Similar Symptoms
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Conditions with Similar Symptoms
Between 10 - 30% of all doctors' office visits are due to symptoms that resemble those of fibromyalgia, including fatigue, malaise, and widespread muscle pain. Since no laboratory test can confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, doctors will usually first test for similar conditions. It should be noted that a diagnosis of many of the disorders below may not always rule out fibromyalgia, since it can accompany other common and similar conditions.
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Health Guide
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia (FM) must be diagnosed by a qualified physician who is familiar with the illness and has experience diagnosing it. The specialists who most often diagnose and treat fibromyalgia are... Read more »Fibromyalgia Myth Busting
For many years fibromyalgia has been considered something of a mystery, confounding the doctors who are trying to treat it and the patients who have to live with it. Only recently has new... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors
...arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease that initially attacks the lining, or synovium, of the joints.Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia, which some experts believe may be another autoimmune disorder,... Read more »Endometriosis: Risk Factors
...the same 2002 survey mentioned above, 42% of women had low thyroid or some other hormonal disorder.Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. In the same survey, 31% reported one of these... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...urinary tract), rheumatic fever, inflammatory bowel diseaseCrystal Induced ArthritisGout and pseudogoutFibromyalgiaHaving fibromyalgia does not necessarily rule out accompanying CFSOther... Read more »
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