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  • Title: [Polymyalgia rheumatica].
    Author: Efimenko IS, Mikhaĭlova IA, Bagrova LO.
    Journal: Ter Arkh; 1995; 67(11):71-3. PubMed ID: 8571262.
    Abstract:
    A case is reported of rheumatic polymyalgia rarely amenable to correct diagnosis. The response was achieved after glucocorticoid treatment. The diagnosis was based on the following criteria: age over 50, muscular pain (in two or more regions of the neck, shoulder and pelvic girdle, ESR above 35 mm/h, duration of the symptoms at least 2 months, limited movements in the cervical spine, shoulder and hip joints, weakness, subnormal appetite, fever, anemia, loss of weight.
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