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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Pain Research and Treatment Volume 2012, Article ID 584573, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2012/584573 Review Article The Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Other Chronic Pain Conditions Muhammad B. Yunus Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illini Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Muhammad B. Yunus, yunus@ Received 3 May 2011; Accepted 15 August 2011 Academic Editor: Mary-Ann Fitzcharles Copyright © 2012 Muhammad B. Yunus. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) include fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular disorder, restless legs syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other similar chronic painful conditions that are based on central sensitization (CS). CSS are mutually associated. In this paper, prevalence of FMS among other members of CSS has been described. An important recent recognition is an increased prevalence of FMS in other chronic pain conditions with structural pathology, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus, and inflammatory bowel disease. Diagnosis and proper management of FMS among these diseases are of crucial importance so that unwarranted use of such medications as corticosteroids can be avoided, since FMS often occurs when RA or SLE is relatively mild. 1. Introduction: Historical Overview and the Cathey were the first to recognize the association of FMS with Import