Kidney Failure News

Woman's Death Attributed to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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A woman in Britain has become the first fatality attributed to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 
 
The cause of death was dehydration leading to kidney failure, but doctors say the reason for the dehydration was because she was too fatigued to drink. 
 
Chronic Fatigue is a recognized condition that tends to occur after a viral infection, often in combination with stress. It affects both physical and mental capabilities.


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a hidden killer

ABC Regional Online - 6/19/2006 1:46 PM

The first ever death from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been recorded in Britain. Will this finding change the way CFS is tackled?
 
A 32-year-old woman has died after suffering Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for six years. In a world first, the coroner found that while the woman died of acute aneuric renal failure (failure to produce urine) due to dehydration, the primary cause of death was Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

 
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