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Relapse

Relapse is the reappearance of or increase in symptoms in a person with an illness or disease after a period of improvement.

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerMiklos Ferenc Losonczy, MD, PhD - Psychiatry
Last RevisedAugust 19, 2010

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Last Updated: August 19, 2010
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