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| Title |
Arthralgias, fatigue, paresthesias and visceral pain: can joint hypermobility solve the puzzle? A case report
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12891-016-0905-2 |
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| Authors |
Marco Folci, Franco Capsoni |
| Abstract |
Joint hypermobility syndrome describes a disorder in which musculoskeletal pain occurs in a generalized joint hypermobility substrate. The clinical picture comprises variable manifestations which involve mainly but not exclusively the musculoskeletal system, and evolve over the person's lifetime. Describing the case of a 20-year-old female with generalized arthro-myalgias, persistent fatigue and troublesome visceral pain, we illustrate how a frequently ignored clinical sign such as joint hypermobility can be the keystone to clarify different simultaneous symptoms. All of the patient's physical complaints had been investigated separately during her previous medical examinations, and several tests repeatedly gave negative results. The patient received different diagnoses that describe only part of her problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome for visceral pain, fibromyalgia for arthralgias or depression for fatigue. These approaches gave rise to pharmacological or physical treatments which did not improve her quality of life in any way and in some instances worsened the situation. Pronounced joint hypermobility which led the patient to flex her joints excessively, causing subluxations in several districts, was the only sign overlooked. Exploring the patient's articular features in her clinical context led us to diagnose joint hypermobility syndrome, a complex and often ignored condition. The case highlights the utility of a multidisciplinary approach and coordinated interventions to define and manage this clinical entity. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 5 | 56% |
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 15% |
| Researcher | 12 | 11% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 20% |
| Unknown | 23 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 6% |
| Psychology | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 May 2017.
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#4,068,435
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#802
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#72,022
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#20
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