Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Diabetics With Chronic Pain at the Kenyatta National Hospital

Abstract

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) an increasingly recognized medical condition characterized by chronic widespread pain (CWP) and a heightened response to pressure, for which no other cause is identified with variable aetiopathogenesis including metabolic factors. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disease. The spectrum of musculoskeletal disease in DM varies greatly. Musculoskeletal complaints of DM are very common endocrine arthropathies. In 2004, the National Health Survey revealed that 58% DM patients will have some form of functional disability. FMS is one disease process that contributes to CWP and chronic musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) in DM. This study evaluated the prevalence and impact of FMS in diabetics with chronic MSC.....