Sophia Mirza (1973–25 November 2005) was a woman in the United Kingdom who died from complications of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
[1] The inquest recorded the cause of death as "renal failure as a result of chronic fatigue syndrome”.
At the time of her death she was only able to tolerate 4floz of water a day, as her glands would swell up and it felt like the circulation in her legs was being cut off.
[1] A neuropathologist testified at the inquest that four out of five of Mirza's dorsal root ganglia − structures in the spinal cord involved in perceptions of touch, temperature, body position and pain − showed abnormalities and evidence of inflammation.
A neurologist who consulted on the inquest stated the changes in the spinal cord may have been the cause of the symptoms Mirza experienced as part of her ME/CFS.