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Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorous Levels in Serum of Iraqi Women with Fibromyalgia | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 34-37 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali A. Kasim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common, debilitating, and chronic pain syndrome. The women are more likely to have more tender points on examination than are their male counterparts. Iraqi study showed that FM occur in 1.5% among adolescents of Iraqi population. In compare to normal healthy women, present study was revealed that Iraqi women with FM have significant elevation of calcium (p = 0.003) with significant reduction of magnesium (p = 0.001), whereas the inorganic phosphorous was not differs (p = 0.31). In conclusion, magnesium and calcium would play a crucial role in etiopathogenesis of fibromyalgia.Key words: calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, Fibromyalgia. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Calcium; magnesium; Phosphorous; Fibromyalgia | ||
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