[Chronic fatigue syndrome]

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which is characterized by devastating fatigue, mild fever, lymphadenopathy, headache, myalgia, insomnia and neuropsychiatric disorders, now has drawn much attentions from many physicians, researchers and even peoples in general society world wide. The pathogenesis of CFS is still remains to be clarified and clinico-pathological difference between CFS and mood disorder is controversial. In this paper, CFS would be reviewed in detail.