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Are fibro cfs bfs actually the same condition? i mean a neuro told me bfs a pathologist fibro etc and symptoms are kind the same

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

No!: They may have overlapping symptoms, but apart from that, they have no causitive physiologic factors that make them related.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 10/24/2017

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