Joint Flexibility and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome After Mononucleosis

• Published in: Clinical therapeutics Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 285 - 288
• Main Authors: Poomkudy, Jeffrey Thomas, Torres, Chelsea, Jason, Leonard A., Fishbein, Joseph, Katz, Ben Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic illnesses; College students; Connective tissue diseases; Encephalomyelitis; Fatigue; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - diagnosis; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - epidemiology; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - etiology; Female; Females; Flexibility; Humans; Infectious mononucleosis; Infectious Mononucleosis - complications; Infectious Mononucleosis - diagnosis; Internal Medicine; Joint flexibility myalgic encephalomyelitis; Joints; Kruskal-Wallis test; Male; Mononucleosis; Prospective Studies; Range of Motion, Articular; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Joint flexibility myalgic encephalomyelitis; Infectious mononucleosis; Chronic fatigue syndrome

•At least 10% of patients meet criteria for ME/CFS 6 months following IM.•Previous reports associated joint hypermobility and ME/CFS.•In a prospective study we found no relation between joint mobility and ME/CFS. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic disease charac...