Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia in Adolescence

Abstract:

A complaint of persistent, debilitating fatigue in an adolescent, accompanied by symptoms that meet the recently adopted criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), presents a difficult challenge for the clinician. This article describes the diagnostic criteria for CFS and fibromyalgia, and discusses the epidemiology, etiology, and management of these conditions.

 

Source: Kulig JW. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia in Adolescence. Adolesc Med. 1991 Oct;2(3):473-484. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10350771

 

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