TY - JOUR
T1 - Fibromyalgia in systemic lupus erythematosus
T2 - Prevalence and clinical implications
AU - Buskila, Dan
AU - Press, Joseph
AU - Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Fibromyalgia
KW - SLE
KW - Tenderness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037668411&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1385/CRIAI:25:1:25
DO - 10.1385/CRIAI:25:1:25
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C2 - 12794258
AN - SCOPUS:0037668411
SN - 1080-0549
VL - 25
SP - 25
EP - 28
JO - Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology
JF - Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology
IS - 1
ER -