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{{disease|G93.3|Postviral fatigue syndrome|Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis}}
{{disease|G93.3|Postviral fatigue syndrome|Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis}}


''Main article: [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis]]''
''Main article: [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis]]''


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
A number of different terms are used, or have been used in the past, to label patients suffering from [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME). These terms are not merely alternative names, but denote different [[diagnosis|diagnoses]] that target the same condition, groups of conditions to which ME belongs, subsets of ME, or overlapping conditions.<ref>Lavrich C, Kenney KK, Lapp C, Herd J, Kahn D, Levine S, Klimas NG, Jason LA ([[2003]]), "Recommendations of the Name Change Workgroup Presented to DHSS CFS Advisory Committee", Sep</ref>
The label used for a condition has consequences for how medical professionals view the condition. In one study, medical trainees considered ''myalgic encephalopathy'' as more serious than ''Florence Nightingale disease'' and especially ''chronic fatigue syndrome''.<ref>Jason LA, Taylor RR, Plioplys S, Stepanek Z, Shlaes J ([[2002]]), "Evaluating attributions for an illness based upon the name: chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalopathy and Florence Nightingale disease", ''Am J Community Psychol'' 30(1):133–48 Feb, pmid=11928774</ref>
===Umbrella diagnoses===
===Umbrella diagnoses===
;Current
;Current
* [[Myalgic encephalopathy]], sometimes also abbreviated as ME, is a general term that denotes a [[central nervous system]] [[pathology]] with muscle pain, without specifying a specific [[disorder]] or [[disease]] process. [[Nancy Klimas]], president of the [[IACFS/ME]], has been quoted to say that by 2008 [[inflammation]] (-itis) can be identified in 80% of all patients with ME/CFS. The remaining 20% would still classify as myalgic encephalopathy.<ref>Carson R (2008), "Founder’s Corner: Fair Name Campaign Update - Exciting New Direction", May 19, [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=8864&t=CFIDS_FM 20081210]</ref>
* [[Myalgic encephalopathy]], sometimes also abbreviated as ME, is a general term that denotes a [[central nervous system]] [[pathology]] with muscle pain, without specifying a specific [[disorder]] or [[disease]] process. [[Nancy Klimas]], president of the [[IACFS/ME]], has been quoted to say that by 2008 [[inflammation]] (-itis) can be identified in 80% of all patients with ME/CFS. The remaining 20% would still classify as myalgic encephalopathy.<ref>Carson R ([[2008]]), "Founder’s Corner: Fair Name Campaign Update - Exciting New Direction", May 19, [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=8864&t=CFIDS_FM 20081210]</ref>
* [[Post-viral fatigue syndrome]] (PVFS)
* [[Post-viral fatigue syndrome]] (PVFS)



Revision as of 13:00, 10 December 2008

Disease classification WHO
G93.3 Postviral fatigue syndrome
Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis

Main article: Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Diagnosis

A number of different terms are used, or have been used in the past, to label patients suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). These terms are not merely alternative names, but denote different diagnoses that target the same condition, groups of conditions to which ME belongs, subsets of ME, or overlapping conditions.[1]

The label used for a condition has consequences for how medical professionals view the condition. In one study, medical trainees considered myalgic encephalopathy as more serious than Florence Nightingale disease and especially chronic fatigue syndrome.[2]

Umbrella diagnoses

Current
Historical
Effort syndrome
Muscular rheumatism

Alternative diagnoses

Current
Low natural killer (cell) syndrome
Historical
Atypical poliomyelitis
Epidemic neuromyasthenia
Outbreaks
Iceland disease or Akureyri disease
Royal Free disease
Tapanui flu

Working diagnoses

Current
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS)
Historical
Yuppie flu

Symptoms

Related terms

ME/CFS or CFS/ME


References

References:
  1. Lavrich C, Kenney KK, Lapp C, Herd J, Kahn D, Levine S, Klimas NG, Jason LA (2003), "Recommendations of the Name Change Workgroup Presented to DHSS CFS Advisory Committee", Sep
  2. Jason LA, Taylor RR, Plioplys S, Stepanek Z, Shlaes J (2002), "Evaluating attributions for an illness based upon the name: chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalopathy and Florence Nightingale disease", Am J Community Psychol 30(1):133–48 Feb, pmid=11928774
  3. Carson R (2008), "Founder’s Corner: Fair Name Campaign Update - Exciting New Direction", May 19, 20081210