Fibromyalgia syndrome: an emerging but controversial condition.

摘要

The syndrome termed fibromyalgia or fibrositis has recently attracted the interest of investigators and become a subject of general medical interest. Although some authors believe that fibromyalgia is not a discrete condition, rheumatolo-gists now report that fibromyalgia is one of the most common diagnoses in ambulatory practice. Recent estimates of the prevalence of fibromyalgia in the United States have ranged from 3 to 6 million....