Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

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 giant cell arteritis and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.

Synonyms:

Forestier Certonciny Syndrome
Forestier-Certonciny Syndrome
Peri-Extra-Articular Rheumatism
Pseudopolyarthritides, Rhizomelic
Pseudopolyarthritis, Rhizomelic
Rheumatism, Peri Extra Articular
Rheumatism, Peri-Extra-Articular
Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritides
Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis
Syndrome, Forestier-Certonciny

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