Arthralgia
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Presentation
Prevalence
- 77.1% - 73.3% of the 2073 patients in a Belgian study of 2001 reported arthralgia.[1]
- Katrina Berne reports a prevalence of 65-95% for muscle and/or joint pain, neck pain.[2]
Symptom recognition
- In the Canadian Consensus Criteria, pain is a required criteria for diagnosis. It requires that "there is a significant degree of myalgia. Pain can be experienced in the muscles, and/or joints, and is often widespread and migratory in nature. Often there are significant headaches of new type, pattern or severity."[3]
- In the Fukuda criteria, the symptom of multi-joint pain without swelling or redness can be used to help form a diagnosis.[4]
- In the Holmes criteria, migratory arthralgia without joint swelling or redness is an optional criteria for diagnosis, under the section Minor Symptom Criteria.[5]
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References
- ↑ De Becker, P; McGregor, N; De Meirleir, K (September 2001), "A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.", Journal of Internal Medicine, 250 (3): 234-240, PMID 11555128
- ↑ Berne, Katrina (December 1, 1995), Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS), 2nd ed., Hunter House, p. 58, ISBN 978-0897931915
- ↑ A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners: An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document Pg 8. 2005.
- ↑ The CDC (Fukuda 1994) Definition for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- ↑ The 1988 Holmes Definition for CFS
