Severe Leg Cramping And Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia - Conditions with Similar Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
Conditions with Similar Symptoms
Between 10% and 30% of all doctor's office visits are due to symptoms that resemble those of fibromyalgia, including fatigue, malaise, and widespread muscle pain. Because no laboratory test can confirm fibromyalgia, doctors will usually first test for similar conditions. A diagnosis of many of the disorders below may not always rule out fibromyalgia, because several conditions may overlap or coexist with fibromyalgia, and have similar symptoms. Like fibromyalgia,...
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