News item alert link
http://www.imt.ie/opinion/2009/10/retrovirus_may_shed_light_on_m.html
Title:Re: Retrovirus may shed light on mystery of chronic fatigue (Irish
Medical Times, 29 October 2009)
Contains: Dr Garrett FitzGerald was once sent many patients who suffered
from chronic fatigue. He listened with sympathy but believed the condition
was psychological Back in the news big-time is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. A
recent paper in Science reports infection with a gammaretrovirus (XMRV) in
67 per cent of cases. The virus has been detected from blood and saliva in
long-term sufferers. Is it time to apologise to all the patients who were
diagnosed as being somewhat cracked? I recall one colleague referring to th=
e
condition as the Muirisheen Durkan syndrome: So, goodbye Muirisheen Durkan
I=92m sick and tired of workin=92! ...... One of the reasons why I could
particularly empathise with these patients was the occurrence of a similar
syndrome after an attack of mononucleosis when I was a medical student ...
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