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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness defined predominantly by symptoms. Routine laboratory test results often are normal, raising the question of whether there are any underlying objective abnormalities. In the past 20 years, however, new research technologies ha...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8307552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356297 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070919 |
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description | Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness defined predominantly by symptoms. Routine laboratory test results often are normal, raising the question of whether there are any underlying objective abnormalities. In the past 20 years, however, new research technologies have uncovered a series of biological abnormalities in people with ME/CFS. Unfortunately, many physicians remain unaware of this, and some tell patients that “there is nothing wrong” with them. This skepticism delegitimizes, and thereby multiplies, the patients’ suffering. |
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spelling | pubmed-83075522021-07-25 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied Komaroff, Anthony L. Healthcare (Basel) Commentary Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness defined predominantly by symptoms. Routine laboratory test results often are normal, raising the question of whether there are any underlying objective abnormalities. In the past 20 years, however, new research technologies have uncovered a series of biological abnormalities in people with ME/CFS. Unfortunately, many physicians remain unaware of this, and some tell patients that “there is nothing wrong” with them. This skepticism delegitimizes, and thereby multiplies, the patients’ suffering. MDPI 2021-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8307552/ /pubmed/34356297 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070919 Text en © 2021 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Commentary Komaroff, Anthony L. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title_full | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title_fullStr | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title_full_unstemmed | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title_short | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: When Suffering Is Multiplied |
title_sort | myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: when suffering is multiplied |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8307552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34356297 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070919 |
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