Can Fam Physician. 1987 Mar;33:713-5.
Fibrositis has been a controversial diagnosis in recent decades. It was very popular earlier in this century, before it feel into disrepute. Recently, many articles have been published that describe fibrositis. A simple survey of 88 family practitioners which achieved a response rate of 78% showed that 94% of respondents believe that fibrositis exists, and that 50% of respondents have in their practice between one and 10 patients who have or have had fibrositis. Respondents listed a sampling of diagnostic criteria and treatment modalities used for this condition.
纤维肌痛症在近几十年来一直是一个有争议的诊断。本世纪初它非常流行，后来却声名狼藉。最近，有许多描述纤维肌痛症的文章发表。对 88 名家庭医生进行的一项简单调查，回复率达到了 78%，结果显示 94%的受访者认为纤维肌痛症确实存在，50%的受访者在他们的诊所中治疗 1 至 10 名患有或曾患有纤维肌痛症的患者。受访者列出了用于诊断和治疗这种疾病的一些诊断标准和治疗方法。
