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Fibromyalgia in systemic lupus erythematosus

Prevalence and clinical implications

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Fibromyalgia (FM) is common in SLE patients, and is the source of many of the symptoms and much of the disability in these patients. The association of FM and SLE may pose diagnostic dilemmas.

Fibromyalgia does not correlate with SLE disease activity, but the clinical features of FM in these patients may contribute to a misinterpretation of lupus activity. The recognition of the association between SLE and FM is relevant to every physician who treats lupus patients.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Dan Buskila & Mahmoud Abu-Shakra

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Rheumatic Disease Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Joseph Press

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Buskila, D., Press, J. & Abu-Shakra, M. Fibromyalgia in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinic Rev Allerg Immunol 25, 25–28 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1385/CRIAI:25:1:25

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