Chronic fatigue syndrome
Trinidad, E.E.; Ramírez-Ronda, C.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 86(7-9): 56-61
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 7945654 Document Number: 702983
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disease that originates in the 18th Century of unknown etiology. The chronic fatigue is a common complain with an estimate prevalence of 24%. In 1988 the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was define by the experts due to an increase in the recognition of the disease. Is a disease that possess similar characteristics to other conditions for which the diagnosis is one of exclusion. Cases has been reported around the world been most common in women between 20-50 years of age. The treatment is mostly supportive.