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Fatigue, low-grade fever, depression, anxiety ... by #56153 19 year

Drs. Buchwald and Komaroff did a study which surveyed the most common symptoms found in those meeting the 1988 CDC criteria. [Komaroff AL, Buchwald D. Symptoms and signs of chronic fatigue syndrome. Rev Infect Dis 1991;13(Suppl 1):S8-11.] They found the following frequencies:

Symptom/sign                     Frequency (%)
fatigue                              100
low-grade fever                    60 - 95
myalgias                           20 - 95
sleep disorder                     15 - 90
impaired cognition                 50 - 85
 Depression                         70 - 85
headache                           35 - 85
pharyngitis                        50 - 75
anxiety                            50 - 70
muscle weakness                    40 - 70
Postexertional malaise             50 - 60
worsening of premenstrual          50 - 60
symptoms
stiffness                          50 - 60
visual blurring                    50 - 60
nocturia                           50 - 60
nausea                             50 - 60
dizziness                          30 - 50
arthralgias                        40 - 50
tachychardia                       40 - 50
dry eyes                           30 - 40
dry mouth                          30 - 40
diarrhea                           30 - 40
anorexia                           30 - 40
cough                              30 - 40
digital swelling                   30 - 40
night sweats                       30 - 40
painful lymph nodes                30 - 40
rash                               30 - 40

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