Fibromyalgia syndrome in pediatric and adolescent populations

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to describe the characteristic features of FS in children and adolescents, to note similarities and differences of FS in adults and to determine the outcome after treatment. Twenty-three children and adolescents with FS and a similar number of adult patients with FS were selected for this study. The characteristic features of FS were used for the evaluation of these patients at the initial visit and two successive visits with three-month interval. The patients were subjected to full clinical examination, routine urine and stool analysis, ESR, ASOT, CRP and RF. The mean cumulative number of tender points of all visits was 8.3 +/- 2.6. The sites of tender points were trapezius, knee, occiput, lateral epicondyle, upper gluteal area, greater trochanter, supraspinatus, lower cervical area and second costochondral junction