The Korean Journal of Pain

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Treatment Experience with Polymyalgia Rheumatica -A report of two cases-

류마티스성 다발성 근육통의 치료 경험 -증례보고-

  • Jung, Jang Hwan (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Duck Mi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Kyu Hyun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Kyung Bong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 정장환 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 윤덕미 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 황규현 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 윤경봉 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실)
  • Received : 2008.09.12
  • Accepted : 2008.10.27
  • Published : 2008.12.30
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Abstract

Polymyalgia rheumatica is characterized by bilateral shoulder or pelvic girdle pain, morning stiffness of greater than 45 minutes' duration, constitutional symptoms, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and a rapid response to prednisolone (${\leq}20mg/day$). Although it is not a rare disease, many cases might be neglected and treated inappropriately in pain clinics. We describe here two cases of polymyalgia rheumatica that was neglected and treated inappropriately.

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