Skin
rashes, acne and allergies worsened after the onset of ME
One
reason that rashes, sinusitis, hayfever and eczema are so common in CFS
is that allergies are worsened. People who had allergies before they
developed CFS often find that their allergies are much more severe after
they come down with CFS. One reason for this may be adrenal gland
deficiency, or HPA axis malfunction. Histamine, which is also increased
in AIDS, controls certain kinds of allergic reactions.
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Dr.
David Bell, who studied a group of children involved in a CFS
outbreak in upstate New York, found that 80 percent of the children
developed rashes.
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Borish
L, Schmaling K, DiClementi JD, Streib J, Negri J, and Jones JF:
Chronic fatigue syndrome: identification of distinct subgroups on
the basis of allergy and psychologic variables. J Allergy Clin
Immunol 1998; 102:222--230
"They demonstrated that CFS patients and allergic patients were
alike in having elevated cellular levels of tumor necrosis factor
alpha and alpha interferon, and decreased levels of interleukin-10.
Furthermore, CFS patients developed increased levels of alpha
interferon during both seasonal allergen exposures and during
symptomatic exacerbations of their CFS. It was therefore proposed
that allergic inflammation, occurring in physiologically susceptible
individuals, could produce CFS symptoms [56]. Together, the studies
of Conti and Borish are strongly suggestive of allergy being a
significant predisposing factor in the development of CFS"
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an Allergic Entity ? by Bruce
R. Gordon M. D
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Bell
IR, Baldwin CM, and Schwartz GE: Illness from low levels of
environmental chemicals: relevance to chronic fatigue syndrome and
fibromyalgia. Am J Med 1998; 105:74S--82S
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Marcusson
JA, Lindh G, and Evengard B: Chronic fatigue syndrome and nickel
allergy. Contact Dermatitis 1999; 40:269--272
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Endicott
NA: Chronic fatigue syndrome in psychiatric patients: lifetime and
premorbid personal history of physical health. Psychosomatic Med
1998; 60:744--751
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There
are many reports from CFS patients and doctors concerning the
appearance of skin rashes, acne, allergies which coincide with
the development of CFS. See reports of leading CFS doctors Dr.
David Bell (New York), Dr. Paul Cheney (North Carolina), Dr. Sarah
Myhill (Wales, UK), Dr. Leon Chaitow (California), Dr. Jay Levy
(California).
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Conti
F, Magrini L, Priori R, Valesini G, and Bonini S:
Eosinophilic cationic protein serum levels and allergy in chronic
fatigue syndrome. Allergy 1996; 51:124--127
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