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Patient with PMR
Patient with PMR
(A) Inability to abduct actively the arms above 90 degrees in a patient presenting with two weeks of proximal achiness and protracted morning stiffness.
(B) Painless active abduction of the shoulders after one week on prednisone 10 mg/day.
PMR: polymyalgia rheumatica.
From: Docken WP. Two inflammatory conditions—polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis—share clinical connection. The Rheumatologist 2013.
http://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/two-inflammatory-conditionspolymyalgia-rheumatica-and-giant-cell-arteritisshare-clinical-connection/
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