Abstract
Of 1,473 consecutive new patients seen in an outpatient rheumatology clinic, 3.7% met criteria for "primary fibrositis." Secondary fibrositis was diagnosed in 12.2% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 15.7% of patients with primary neck and back pain syndromes and 6.7% of patients with osteoarthritis (OA). When conditions presumed to be associated with secondary fibrositis were excluded, primary fibrositis was identified in 55 of 405 patients or 13.6%. Two hundred fifteen or 14.6% of all patients had either primary or secondary fibrositis. Fibrositis may be the most common disorder seen in rheumatic disease practice after OA and RA.
Keywords
MedicineRheumatoid arthritisRheumatologyOsteoarthritisMusculoskeletal diseaseOutpatient clinicInternal medicineFibromyalgiaMorning stiffnessPhysical therapyDiseaseDermatologyAlternative medicinePathology
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- Year
- 1983
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 6
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- 965-8
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- 200
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Fred Wolfe,
Cathey Ma
(1983).
Prevalence of primary and secondary fibrositis..
PubMed
, 10
(6)
, 965-8.