Polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica: Introduction
Polymyalgia rheumatica:
A rheumatic disease that involves tendons, muscles,
ligaments, and tissues around the joints. Pain, aching, and morning
stiffness in the ... more about Polymyalgia rheumatica.
Polymyalgia rheumatica: A condition characterized by muscle pain and stiffness, fatigue and fever. It is often associated with giant-cell arteritis which is a related but more serious condition.
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Causes of Polymyalgia rheumatica
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Prognosis for Polymyalgia rheumatica
Prognosis for Polymyalgia rheumatica:
condition can go into remission and rarely results in permanent disability
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Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: NIAMS (Excerpt)
A rheumatic disease that involves tendons, muscles,
ligaments, and tissues around the joints. Pain, aching, and morning
stiffness in the neck, shoulders, lower back, and hips characterize the
disease. It is sometimes the first sign of giant cell arteritis (a
disease of the arteries characterized by inflammation, weakness, weight
loss, and fever). (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: NIAMS)
Questions and Answers About Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: NIAMS (Excerpt)
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a rheumatic disorder that is
associated with moderate to severe muscle pain and stiffness in the
neck, shoulder, and hip area. Stiffness is most noticeable in the
morning. This disorder may develop rapidly--in some patients, overnight.
In other people, polymyalgia rheumatica develops more gradually. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: NIAMS)
Definitions of Polymyalgia rheumatica:
A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with TEMPORAL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.
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Polymyalgia rheumatica is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Polymyalgia rheumatica, or a subtype of Polymyalgia rheumatica,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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