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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun;96(26):e7027.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007027.

A thermal dysregulation problem after breast cancer surgery; what could be?

Diana Rüstemova  1 , Aysun Genc, Gül Bora, Birkan Sonel Tur
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Case Reports

A thermal dysregulation problem after breast cancer surgery; what could be?

Diana Rüstemova et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Rationale: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complicated disorder characterized by severe fatigue that is not relieved with rest and associated with physical symptoms such as sleep problems, headache, muscle pain, or joint pain.

Patient concerns: Forty-one year old patient complained from feeling cold after breast cancer surgery.

Diagnoses: The diagnoses of fibromyalgia, depression, neurological, psychiatric, and vascular disorders were excluded by appropriate clinical and laboratory investigations. She was diagnosed as CFS.

Interventions: The patient was treated successfully via aerobic exercise therapy that scheduled for 30 min at least 3 days per week.

Outcomes: At 6-month follow-up, her complaints were almost resolved and the patient regained her physical health and mental attitude.

Lessons: A thermal dysregulation should be taken into consideration as one of the symptoms of CFS.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.

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