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The Importance Of Accurate Diagnosis Of ME/CFS In Children And Adolescents: A Commentary

Saturday 26 January 2019

 

From Frontiers in Pediatrics:

 

Frontiers in Pediatrics
 

The Importance of Accurate Diagnosis of ME/CFS in Children and Adolescents: A Commentary

By Keith James Geraghty and Charles Adeniji
Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, Centre for Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Front. Pediatr., 21 January 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2018.00435
Copyright © 2019 Geraghty and Adeniji.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes a range of debilitating symptoms. While most research has focused on adults, the illness also presents in children and adolescents. Many physicians find it difficult to diagnose the illness.

In this commentary paper, we discuss a range of salient themes that have emerged from our ongoing research into the prevalence of ME/CFS in children and adolescents. We discuss reasons why pediatric prevalence estimates vary widely in the literature, from almost 0% to as high as 3%.

We argue that there is considerable misdiagnosis of pediatric cases and over-inflation of estimates of pediatric ME/CFS. Many children and teenagers with general fatigue and other medical complaints may meet loose diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS.

We make recommendations for improving epidemiological research and identifying pediatric ME/CFS in clinical practice.

 

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