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Health Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia Conditions With Similar Symptoms

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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It is hard to believe that another week has passed! Where does all the time go? It is time for... Read more »

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...rash of blisters on the face, neck, arms or legs, swollen glands and a sore throat. The virus... Read more »

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...looking for any lesions, penile discharge (in men), swollen glands, painful areas or evidence of... Read more »

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...(prescription, over the counter, or herbal remedies).Rashes, swollen glands or any lumps.2. If... Read more »

New Discoveries About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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...concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes (aka "swollen glands"), muscle ache, joint pain,... Read more »

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Hodgkin's Disease: Diagnosis

...have less of a negative effect on the immune system. Children are at higher risk for infection than adults. It is advisable to be vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type b, meningococcal,... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

...Infectious mononucleosis is marked by fatigue and swollen glands. It primarily affects adolescents and young adults. Some patients may have lingering fatigue that lasts for many months and blood... Read more »

Immunizations: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

...brain.Rubella (German Measles). When rubella, commonly known as German measles, infects children or adults, it causes a mild illness that includes a rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and sometimes a... Read more »

Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Symptoms

...known as erythema migrans, usually first appears on the thigh, buttock, or trunk in older children and adults, and on the head or neck in young children.The bull's eye rash, which is commonly... Read more »

Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Symptoms

...first infection.Symptoms of a Typical Shingles (Herpes Zoster) AttackShingles nearly always occurs in adults. It develops on one side of the body. Usually two, and sometimes three, identifiable... Read more »

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