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Volume 18, Issue 4

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Knowledge and Prevalence of Energy Drinks Consumption among King Khalid University Female Students
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Abrar Abdulaziz Sultan, Safar A. Al Saleem, Amani A.M. Osman, Ossama A. Mostafa
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93793

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The safest values of low density lipoproteins in the plasma
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93794

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Prevalence of Symptoms and Risk of Sleep Apnea in the northern Population of Pakistan.
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Faryal Subhani, Usman Ali, Rohan Advani, Muneeb Hussain, Waris Qidwai
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93800

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Assessment of Health-Related Knowledge and Practices among Patients with Peptic Ulcer
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Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khulood Alfageeh, Teaf Thabet, Nadia Ali, Njood Alnahdi, Malak Mohammed, Khalid Yousef Nabrawi, Awad Saeed Alsamghan
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93802

Population and Community Studies

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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Abdlsatar J. Mathkhor, Abdulnaser H. Abdullah, Amer S. Khudhairy M
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93795

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Kidney stones in children aged less than 5 years in Aden, Yemen
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Ali Ahmed Salem Hatroom
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93796

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The Importance of Screening - Screening Programs in Qatar
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Hana Ansari Hayat
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93799

Education and training

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Emotional Intelligence of Family Medicine Residents in Qatar
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Muna Taher, Mohamed Salem, Hisham El-Mahdi, Eman Fadhel, Teeba Salwan, Kahina Dameche, Ayat Alhakeem, Mansour El-Mahdi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93797

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Personal Development Plan (PDP)
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Shabana Shaheen, Muhammad Hameed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93801

Case Report

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Unwitnessed Oesophageal Foreign Body Ingestion: A Case Report
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Idris Akinwande, Saad Rehman
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93798

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Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis: A Case Report
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Tahani Magliah, Salwa Bardisi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93803


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April 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 4

Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Abdlsatar J. Mathkhor (1)
Abdulnaser H. Abdullah (2)
Amer S. Khudhairy M (3)

(1) Rheumatologist, Rheumatology unit in Basra Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq
(2) Rheumatologist, Rheumatology unit in Al sader Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq
(3) Rheumatologist, Rheumatology unit in Alfayhaa Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq

Corresponding author:
Abdlsatar J. Mathkhor
Rheumatology unit in Basra Teaching Hospital
Iraq
Email: amathkhoor@yahoo.co.uk

Received: Febuary 2020; Accepted: March 2020; Published: April 1, 2020. Citation: Abdlsatar J. Mathkhor, Abdulnaser H. Abdullah, Amer S. Khudhairy. Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(4): 25-28 DOI:

Abstract


Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder which influences the axial skeletal system, resulting in pain and functional disabilities. Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the main causes of generalized pain and can coexist with other disorders. Few researchers have found association between FM and AS. The present study obtained data regarding the prevalence of FM in patients with AS.

Methods: A total of 40 (30 male and 10 female) patients with AS, diagnosed according to the modified New York criteria, were studied. Two stage classification process was applied to determine the presence of FMS in AS patients: Stage 1: diffuse wide spread pain questionnaire to a sample of 40 (30 male and 10 female) patients with AS. Stage 2: all patients with wide spread pain were examined for 18 tender points. A sample of 40 (30 male and 10 female) healthy individuals were examined as controls.

Results: 10 patients met the criteria of FMS, with a prevalence of 25.0% among patients with AS, of whom 80.0% were women.

Conclusions: FMS is more prevalent in patients with AS than in the general population, and the prevalence is comparable with other musculoskeletal disorders. There is a trend for an increased frequency of FMS in females with AS. AS patients with FMS may benefit from psychological evaluation as a part of their treatment. Further study is needed to correlate between FMS and AS disease activity of patients.

Key words: Fibromyalgia, Ankylosing Spondylitis, spondyloarthropathy

 







 


 
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