Idiopathic chronic fatigue
Abnormal fatigue of unknown origin that persists for at least 6 months / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about chronic fatigue that does not result from chronic fatigue syndrome or another illness. It is not to be confused with medically explained Chronic Fatigue, Chronic fatigue syndrome, or Neurasthenia.
Idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) or chronic idiopathic fatigue or insufficient/idiopathic fatigue[3] is a term used for cases of unexplained fatigue that have lasted at least six consecutive months[1] and which do not meet the criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.[4] Such fatigue is widely understood to have a profound effect on the lives of patients who experience it.[1][5]
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Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue | |
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Other names | Chronic Idiopathic Fatigue (CIF), insufficient/idiopathic fatigue (ISF), unexplained chronic fatigue |
Specialty | Family medicine, Internal medicine, Musculoskeletal |
Symptoms | Chronic fatigue |
Usual onset | Acquired (not lifelong)[1] |
Duration | At least six consecutive months |
Causes | Unknown |
Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms. Diagnosis of exclusion requiring laboratory evaluation, physical and biopsychosocial assessment.[1] |
Differential diagnosis | Occupational burnout; chronic fatigue due to a known medical condition such as chronic fatigue syndrome, overtraining |
Treatment | Symptomatic |
Frequency | 6.2 to 64.2 per 1000[2] |
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