FAR from being “all in the mind” chronic fatigue syndrome has been recorded as a cause of death in the UK for the first time. The coroner’s verdict is a breakthrough for those who argue that CFS, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, is a physical rather than psychological condition.
On 13 June a UK coroner recorded that 32-year-old Sophia Mirza died from acute aneuric renal failure – failure to produce urine – triggered by dehydration as a result of CFS. Mirza had had the condition for six years. The cause of CFS remains controversial, though it may have its roots in the immune system.…
