Relapse

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By Jeannette Curtis; Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS

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

Author:Jeannette Curtis
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
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Last Updated: 05/25/2007