Vol 8, No 1 (2022)
Review paper
Published online: 2022-06-17
Fibromyalgia — new horizons
DOI: 10.5603/RF.2022.0004
Rheumatology Forum 2022;8(1):27-30.
Abstract
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic non-inflammatory disease characterised by generalised pain and soft tissue tenderness, muscle stiffness, insomnia, fatigue, depression and cognitive impairment. There are still many hypotheses for the aetiopathology of FM and pathophysiological mechanisms of FM are not yet well-understood. This article presents the current reports on the difficult diagnosis options and challenges in the treatment of this disease.
Keywords: fibromyalgiaepidemiologyaetiopathogenesischronic non-inflammatory disease
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