@article{Kumpel_Souza_Ribeiro_Shirata_Oliveira_Bianchi Filho_2022, title={Diagnosis of fibromyalgia: diagnostic feasibility and accuracy of thermography}, volume={48}, url={https://www.portalnepas.org.br/abcshs/article/view/2146}, DOI={10.7322/abcshs.2021113.2146}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Studies have suggested using thermography as a resource to diagnose fibromyalgia, although there has been no evidence confirming this hypothesis so far. <strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of computerized infrared thermography as an auxiliary method for diagnosing fibromyalgia. <strong>Methods: </strong>It is a diagnostic accuracy studywith cross-sectional design. One hundred and three individuals were evaluated for global pain using the Visual Analogue Scale. The measurement of pain at tender points was assessed by algometry, and skin temperature was assessed by thermography. To evaluate sensitivity and specificity, the analysis was performed using the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve, measured by the area under the curve with their respective confidence intervals. <strong>Results: </strong>Thermography has not been very sensitive or specific for pain (tender points) and diagnosis of fibromyalgia, according to the evaluation of the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve, with an area under the curve equal to or lower than 0.75. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study the thermography was not sensitive and specific as a tool for diagnosing the fibromyalgia syndrome. This study highlights important clinical implications concerning the current methods for diagnosing it, which, despite all efforts, are still subjective and poorly reproducible.</p>}, journal={ABCS Health Sciences}, author={Kumpel, Claudia and Souza, Anselmo Cordeiro de and Ribeiro, José Sávio and Shirata, Hildemar Minoru and Oliveira, Júlia de and Bianchi Filho, Cesário}, year={2022}, month={Nov.}, pages={e023225} }