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POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA



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Abstract

1. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disease of unknown cause, manifested by severe pain and stiffness of the muscles of the shoulder and pelvic girdles, which may be accompanied by a variety of other systemic symptoms.

2. Twenty-three patients with this condition are reviewed.

3. The difficulties of diagnosis, especially when presenting as an orthopaedic problem, are discussed.

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