| Title |
Mitochondrial myopathy presenting as fibromyalgia: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-6-55 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mishal Abdullah, Sahana Vishwanath, Amro Elbalkhi, Julian L Ambrus |
| Abstract |
To the best of our knowledge, we describe for the first time the case of a woman who met the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, did not respond to therapy for that disorder, and was subsequently diagnosed by biochemical and genetic studies with a mitochondrial myopathy. Treatment of the mitochondrial myopathy resulted in resolution of symptoms. This case demonstrates that mitochondrial myopathy may present in an adult with a symptom complex consistent with fibromyalgia. |
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| United Kingdom | 11 | 30% |
| United States | 9 | 24% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |
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| Members of the public | 29 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 16% |
| Scientists | 2 | 5% |
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| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 48 | 94% |
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| Student > Master | 10 | 20% |
| Researcher | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 14% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 11 | 22% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 10 | 20% |
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