Relapse is the reappearance of or increase in symptoms in a person with an illness or disease after a period of improvement.
| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Miklos Ferenc Losonczy, MD, PhD - Psychiatry |
| Last Revised | August 19, 2010 |
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