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Gulf War syndrome - fibromyalgia
Cluster of illnesses in veterans of the Persian Gulf War (1990–91) characterized not by any definable medical condition or diagnostic test but by variable and nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, muscle and joint pains, headaches, memory loss, and posttraumatic stress reactions. The cause of Gulf War syndrome is unknown. The disorder does not appear to be fatal but can be associated with considerable distress and disability. As a group the Gulf War veterans seem to report higher frequencies of these symptoms than do veterans of other wars; in one study up to 17 percent of British veterans believed they had Gulf War syndrome. There is general agreement that Gulf War syndrome is not a distinct disease, and many experts believe it should be categorized with other so-called functional somatic syndromes, such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which presumably represent aberrant responses to various stressors such as anxiety and infection. In fact, research suggests that the symptoms of some veterans with Gulf War syndrome come to resemble those of chronic fatigue syndrome. Some veterans who believe they have Gulf War syndrome are eventually diagnosed as having other definable conditions.
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