Enterovirus infection of the stomach in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
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Enterovirus infection of the stomach in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a disease characterised by severe and debilitating fatigue, sleep abnormalities, impaired memory and concentration, and musculoskeletal pain. In the Western world, the population prevalence is estimated to be of the order of 0.5%. 3 Research studies have identified various features relevant to the pathogenesis of CFS/ME such as vira...
متن کاملChronic fatigue syndrome is associated with chronic enterovirus infection of the stomach.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aetiology for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains elusive although enteroviruses have been implicated as one of the causes by a number of studies. Since most CFS patients have persistent or intermittent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, the presence of viral capsid protein 1 (VP1), enterovirus (EV) RNA and culturable virus in the stomach biopsy specimens of patients wit...
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AIMS Enteroviruses are well-known causes of acute respiratory and/or gastrointestinal infections and non-specific flu-like illness. Although enterovirus protein, RNA and non-cytopathic viruses have been demonstrated in the stomach biopsies of patients with myalgia encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), causality for chronic diseases is difficult to establish without having well-do...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating illness that affects many systems of the body, particularly the nervous and immune systems. The condition affects all age, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. This article focuses on the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to recognise, assess, manage and support patients with CFS/ME. The principles ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.051342