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Is Fibromyalgia a Rheumatological Disease?

Correspondence to: Carmen Ho Abstract: Fibromyalgia is not an uncommon clinical problem in rheumatology clinics. Widespread pain is the main symptom of fibromyalgia. Pain can help avoiding dangers and saving lives, but it can also destroy lives of people having chronic pain. Pain is a subjective and yet complex feeling. The mechanism of pain amplification in fibromyalgia is discussed. Current e...

Rheumatological manifestations of infective

A retrospective study showed musculoskeletal manifestations in 32 of 108 patients treated for infective endocarditis in several departments at the Poitiers CHU. Such manifestations included articular pain or aseptic arthritis, typically involving the major joints, as well as vertebral osteomyelitis, low back pain (inflammatory or non-inflammatory), and myalgia. Patients showing such signs were ...

Dyslipidaemia in Rheumatological Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmunity forms the basis of many rheumatological diseases, and may contribute not only to the classical clinical manifestations but also to the complications. Many of the autoimmune rheumatological diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with an excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Much of this excess cardiovascular risk can be attr...

Rheumatological manifestations of infective endocarditis.

A retrospective study showed musculoskeletal manifestations in 32 of 108 patients treated for infective endocarditis in several departments at the Poitiers CHU. Such manifestations included articular pain or aseptic arthritis, typically involving the major joints, as well as vertebral osteomyelitis, low back pain (inflammatory or non-inflammatory), and myalgia. Patients showing such signs were ...

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