Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis

Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Sir, Apparently 'sterile' pyuria defined as the presence of more than 10 white cells MI-' of uncentrifuged urine with no growth on a primary isolation medium after overnight aerobic incubation is not an uncommon finding in children. Little attention has been paid to its significance and many laboratories no longer undertake urine microscopy, regarding culture as the only relevant test for infec...

[Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome].

We present here the Japanese clinical diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) that were proposed in 2016 by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare study group. The clinical diagnosis criteria of ME/CFS were created to be used by healthcare agencies in charge of primary care practice. We also explain the current prognosis in ME/CFS and med...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidencebased Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to assist publicand private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States. The reports and assessments provide organizations with comprehensive, science-based informati...

Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Ten patients in whom the clinical findings were consistent with the syndrome variously described as 'benign myalgic encephalomyelitis', 'epidemic neuromyasthenia', 'Royal Free disease' and 'Icelandic disease' were investigated for blood levels of myoglobin and various enzymes. Although there is no clinical resemblance between the two diseases, the biochemical pattern bears a close similarity to...