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http://dx.doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2008.21.3.241

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

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)
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The Korean Journal of Pain / v.21, no.3, 2008 , pp. 241-243 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
morning stiffness; pain; polymyalgia rheumatica;
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