myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
medical condition involving extreme fatigue and a wide range of other symptoms
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Summary
myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,271 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: syndrome[4], primary immunodeficiency disease[5]
- ICPC 2 ID: A04[6]
- Symptoms and signs: post-exertional malaise[7], fatigue[8], sleep disorder[9], other[10]
- Has cause: NN[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome[12]
- Medical examination: physical examination[13]
- Possible treatment: pacing[14]
- Described at URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/mecfs-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-doctors-long-covid/671518/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB[15], https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/causes/index.html[16], https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/es/causes/lo-que-causa-em-sfc.html[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Chronic fatigue syndrome[18]
- ICD-9-CM: 780.71[19], 780.79[20]
- Different from: Chronic fatigue[21], neurasthenia[22], fibromyalgia[23]
- Health specialty: neurology[24], rheumatology[25], immunology[26], epidemiology[27], pediatrics[28], infectious diseases[29], endocrinology[30], physical medicine and rehabilitation[31]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8544[32], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8544[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[34]
Why It Matters
myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 133 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]