Related diseases

Many different illnesses are related to myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome.

Common co-morbid diagnoses
The following are known or thought to be frequently co-morbid with and related to ME


 * Postural orthostatic tachychardia
 * Ehler's Danlos Syndrome
 * Mast cell activation disorder
 * Fibromyalgia

Other immune and neuro-immune diseases
There are several conditions that are not known to be comorbid with ME but where our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology might inform approaches to researching all immune diseases, or where treatments may have applications across diagnosis.


 * Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
 * Endometriosis
 * Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
 * Multiple sclerosis
 * Lupus
 * Lyme disease
 * Female predominant diseases

Common missed or misdiagnoses

 * Ehler's Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
 * Chronic Lyme disease
 * Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
 * Mitochondrial myopathy
 * Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)