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KMID : 0948920030020010025
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Clinical Pain
2003 Volume.2 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.46
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Song Sang-Wook
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Abstract
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by prolonged, debilitating fatigue and multiple nonspecific symptoms such as headaches, recurrent sore throats, muscle and joint pains, and cognitive complaints. Profound fatigue, the hallmark of the disorder, can come on suddenly or gradually and persists or recurs throughout the period of illness. Unlike the short-term disability of an acute infection, CFS symptoms by definition linger for at least 6 months and often for years. Despite multidisciplinary investigations into the cause of CFS, its etiology remains unknown. Similarly, no specific diagnostic tests or therapies for CFS exist. A supportive program of patient management - including symptom-based treatment, education about disease, and regular follow-up visits to rule out alternative diagnoses - can offer reassurance, dispel unfounded beliefs about CFS or its treatment, and help patients and their families adjust to living with this chronic illness.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Chronic fatigue, Joint pain
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