SKIN PROBLEMS IN FIBROMYALGIA
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Tarih
2009
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Yayıncı
Nobel Ilac
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, fatigue, and a wide range of other symptoms. The aim of this study was to highlight the association between fibromyalgia and dermatological diseases. Material and Method: 66 female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia between March and June 2007 in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic and 79 healthy female control were enrolled to the controlled, cross-sectional study. All patients were seen in same day by the dermatologist. The patients' diagnoses were categorized into 14 different dermatological diseases. Results: The incidence of xerosis (respectively 32 vs 13 cases, p<0.001) and neurotic excoriation (respectively 11 vs 0 cases, p<0.001) were found to be significantly higher in fibromyalgia group than that of control group. The presence or absence of dermatological diseases in patients with fibromyalgia did not have a statistically significant impact to short form-36 quality of life. Conclusion: Our results showed that some stress-induced dermatological problems were common in patients with fibromyalgia. Further studies are necessary in order to have better idea about the relation between the skin problems and fibromyalgia.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fibromyalgia, xerosis, neurotic excoriation, quality of life, skin
Kaynak
Nobel Medicus
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
5
Sayı
2
