Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Strokelike Episodes (MELAS): A Mitochondrial Disorder Presents as Fibromyalgia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 528-531

  DeSouza, Rowena A ^a   Cardenas, Raul J ^a   Lindler, Tekisha U ^a   De La Fuente, Francisco A ^a   Mayorquin, Francisco J ^a   Trochtenberg, David S ^a,b  

^a CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Lactic acidosis; MELAS; Mitochondria; Red ragged fibers

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE BIOPSY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 2442505022     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200405000-00023     Document Type: Article

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