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Descriptor English:
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Polimialgia Reumática
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Polimialgia Reumática
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Synonyms English:
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Forestier-Certonciny Syndrome
Pseudopolyarthritis, Rhizomelic
Rheumatism, Peri-Extra-Articular
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Tree Number:
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C05.651.742
C05.799.720
C17.300.775.720
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Definition English:
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A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with GIANT CELL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity. |
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See Related English:
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Giant Cell Arteritis
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History Note English:
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65
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11548
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Unique Identifier:
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D011111
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