Misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia or confirming a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Fibromyalgia may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Fibromyalgia: For a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Fibromyalgia:
Fibromyalgia as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Fibromyalgia is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Depression
- Hemochromatosis
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
- Thyroid disorders
- Trichinosis
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia:
- Connective tissue disease frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed
- Fybromyalgia has a broad range of symptoms common to other diseases therefore diagnosis difficult.
Misdiagnosis cases for Fibromyalgia:
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