# Interesting article about the difference between a disease and a syndrome

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**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771 "2014-06-12T15:27:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/nel/32/194_2.png) [@Nel](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Nel)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/1 "2014-06-12T15:27:12Z")

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Raynauds for instance can be one or the other. Simple explanation:

[http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-syndrome-and-disease/](http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-syndrome-and-disease/)

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**Author:** ![Alina\_D](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/alina_d/32/281_2.png) [@Alina\_D](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Alina_D)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/2 "2014-06-12T15:49:36Z")

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Interesting read Nel. No wonder I never knew what to call EM so I just referred to it as my condition. I know most people don't want a disease to be causing this but I kind of do if we can find out which one so we can treat that and in turn hopefully get rid of this EM! If that isn't the way it's going to play out then no thank you on the having some sort of underlying disease.

Thank you for sharing,

Alina

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**Author:** ![Nel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/nel/32/194_2.png) [@Nel](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Nel)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/3 "2014-06-12T16:44:19Z")

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Hello Alina,  
I always refer to it as a condition too. Disease sounds a bit too scary. Syndrome describes it best as it never seems to stand alone but my syndrome is not yours if that makes sense. All the same and all different.

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**Author:** ![Alina\_D](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/alina_d/32/281_2.png) [@Alina\_D](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Alina_D)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/4 "2014-06-12T17:55:05Z")

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Makes perfect sense to me Nel. I think that is why it is so difficult understand.other than primary EM it is more of a syndrome than a disease itself. With different diseases or causes for it happening leading to different treatments helping different people.

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**Author:** ![Nel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/nel/32/194_2.png) [@Nel](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Nel)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/5 "2014-06-12T18:25:41Z")

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and to think I once thought that when I knew what it was it would get sorted…😉

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**Author:** ![Alina\_D](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/alina_d/32/281_2.png) [@Alina\_D](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Alina_D)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/6 "2014-06-12T18:28:28Z")

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Yes. Me too. I thought if I could just get a diagnosis I can fix it! Not so easy unfortunately. Not impossible but not so easy

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**Author:** ![mads](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/mads/32/1568_2.png) [@mads](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/mads)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/interesting-article-about-the-difference-between-a-disease-and-a-syndrome/771/7 "2014-06-15T17:46:12Z")

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Great article Nel.

Thanks

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