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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disorder involving pain and stiffness in the hip or shoulder area.
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Symptoms
Hip pain and stiffness; Shoulder pain and stiffness; Neck pain and stiffness; Muscle pain (minimal, less common than ac...
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Causes
Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disorder that almost always occurs in persons over 50 years old. The cause is unknown. Alth...
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Fever may be the only symptom in some cases (the person has a fever of unknown origin. Signs of temporal arteritis may ...
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Treatments
The goal of treatment is relief of discomfort and stiffness. The disease can be very bothersome if it is not treated. C...
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Drugs
aspirin
ibuprofen
naproxen
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Risk Factors
Elderly
Temporal Arteritis
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Complications
Polymyalgia rheumatica may precede giant cell arteritis or other disorders.
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Prevention
There is no known prevention.
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