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The features are described of polymyalgia rheumatica, a myalgic syndrome affecting the girdle muscles of middle-aged, or elderly patients. The differential diagnosis is discussed, points of similarity and difference between it and a common form of polymyositis are emphasised, and a ease history is presented.
The difficulty in power assessment of painful muscles is mentioned and the possibility of a geographical or racial variation in the incidence of polymyalgia rheumatica is conjectured.
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Donnelly, P. Polymyalgia rheumatica. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 40, 75–84 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02943826
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