Inflamed shoulder structures in polymyalgia rheumatica with normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Polymyalgia rheumatica with normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate: clinical aspects.
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a relatively common syndrome of the elderly characterized by severe pain and stiffness in the neck shoulder and pelvic girdles, along with increased acute phase reactants. The current diagnostic criteria include as a requirement an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) higher than 30 or 40 mm/1 hr. Nevertheless, in several reports, a sizable proportion of patients with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200105)44:5<1155::aid-anr198>3.3.co;2-e