ReviewPain reports2017
Diagnostic confounders of chronic widespread pain: not always fibromyalgia.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk of cancer incidence and mortality in patients with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Temporomandibular Disorders and Fibromyalgia Prevalence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2023Pooled it
- Longitudinal stability of data-driven fibromyalgia phenotypes across repeated clinical assessments.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Trends and Epidemiology of Ciguatera in Vanuatu, 2015-2024.EcoHealth · 2026Article
- Fibromyalgia in men: beyond invisibility-a biopsychosocial and clinical perspective in rheumatology.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Schwann Cell TRPA1, a Proalgesic Ion Channel, Mediates Neuroinflammation and Fibromyalgia-Associated Behaviours in Mice.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- Distress is positively associated with induced secondary hyperalgesia in people with suppressed HIV.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- [Fibromyalgia syndrome].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Evolving Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia: A Moving Target.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- The perspective of manual therapy as a fascia-directed biomechanical intervention in myofascial pain syndrome.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Low vitamin D status and long-term risk of incident fibromyalgia: a propensity score-matched cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Prevalence and predictors of fibromyalgia symptoms in an academic setting: a cross-sectional study.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- Distress is positively associated with induced secondary hyperalgesia in people with suppressed HIV.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Negative affect in fibromyalgia in comparison to controls: A cross-sectional investigation of risk and protective factors.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Rethinking nociplastic pain: implications for the Philippines and beyond.The Korean journal of pain · 2025Article
- Fibromyalgia syndrome-a bodily distress disorder/somatic symptom disorder?Pain reports · 2025Article
- Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
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- Epidemiological and clinical profile of fibromyalgia in Congolese patients at the university hospital of Kinshasa: a descriptive hospital-based study.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Physiotherapists' adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional online survey.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionChronic widespread pain (CWP) is the defining feature of fibromyalgia (FM), a worldwide prevalent condition. Chronic widespread pain is, however, not pathognomonic of FM, and other conditions may present similarly with CWP, requiring consideration of a differential diagnosis.
objectivesTo conduct a literature search to identify medical conditions that may mimic FM and have highlighted features that may differentiate these various conditions from FM.
methodsA comprehensive literature search from 1990 through September 2016 was conducted to identify conditions characterized by CWP.
resultsConditions that may mimic FM may be categorized as musculoskeletal, neurological, endocrine/metabolic, psychiatric/psychological, and medication related. Characteristics pertaining to the most commonly identified confounding diagnoses within each category are discussed; clues to enable clinical differentiation from FM are presented; and steps towards a diagnostic algorithm for mimicking conditions are presented.
conclusionAlthough the most likely reason for a complaint of CWP is FM, this pain complaint can be a harbinger of illness other than FM, prompting consideration of a differential diagnosis. This review should sensitize physicians to a broad spectrum of conditions that can mimic FM.
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