Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Pitfalls in Diagnosis
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Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology with a prevalence of 1 in 133 in the over 50s, and a female to male ratio of 2:1. Symptoms develop over a matter of weeks; typically bilateral shoulder or pelvic girdle pain and stiffness, that is worse in the mornings. Associated symptoms include low-grade fever, malaise, fatigue, low mood, poor appetite, and ...
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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory condition of the aging population characterised by pain, stiVness, and symmetrical involvement of shoulder and pelvic girdles. It has been proposed that the primary site of disease may reside outside the synovial joint, 2 but its aetiopathogenesis remains ill understood. There is good indirect evidence that vasculitis is important in the pathogene...
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BACKGROUND Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common rheumatological disorder of older patients. The majority of UK patients are diagnosed and managed exclusively in general practice. In primary care, it has been shown that there is wide variation in practice, and established diagnostic criteria are infrequently used. AIM This study aims to investigate the diagnostic processes, management, and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107680109400513