A List of Diagnoses for Chronic Fatigue with Chronic Pain

This is a Partial List of Potential Causes of Chronic Fatigue with Chronic Pain

This article is a general list about some causes or differential diagnoses of chronic fatigue with chronic pain. It was compiled by myself over time taking care of patients over the years and I simply wanted to share it with others. I wish I had access to this type of list list when I started practicing medicine. It is not meant to be an all inclusive list. It was written in outline and fragmented phrasing to minimize the verbage to make it easier to read and to be more efficient for people looking for answers quickly. The list states a specific diagnosis with some diagnostic tests related to it and selected basic information and selected online references. Medical abbreviations are used to minimize text and can be looked up on the internet easily. This information is general information and not specific medical information for any individual. Please look more into these ideas if you need to find answers and please account for the fact that some of this information may change over time or be wrong. Also, please see your medical provider for specific individualized medical care.

1. Celiac disease: (celiac comprehensive panel and HLA (HLA DQ2 and DQ8) Celiac typing- 30% general population have this HLA type, but 97% of people with celiac have it-so lack of HLA type mainly helps with ruling it out/negative predictive value, GI biopsy?, more false negatives if patient not actively on gluten free diet , may get elevated LFTs with celiac too, http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic308.htm, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021215/2259.html , http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/cel-hla.html#Q9

2. Sarcoidosis: (CXR-adenopathy, angiotensin converting enzyme level-60% positive), http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic516.htm

3. Lupus (ANA, DsDNA), RA (RF), scleroderma (panel), autoimmune diseases (CRP,ESR), Sjogrens antibodies,