Encyclopedia of Pain

2013 Edition
| Editors: Gerald F. Gebhart, Robert F. Schmidt

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_201712

Definition

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a suspected autoimmune disease occurring in patients over the age of 50 with symptoms of muscle pain, most often in the shoulder and neck region but also in muscles of the trunk and pelvic girdle, and signs of inflammation in blood tests: elevated ESR and CRP.

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