POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
Ion Channels / Membrane
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Overview
From WUSTL NeuromuscularDiagnostic Criteria (Healy) Persistent pain (> 1 month) involving two of : neck, shoulders, pelvic girdle Morning stiffness (> 1 hour in duration) Abrupt onset of illness (< 2 weeks) Age: ≥ 50 years Erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 40 mm/hr Rapid response to prednisone (≤ 20 mg/day) Absensce of other disorders General features Epidemiology Female > Male: 2:1 White > African-American Northern hemisphere: Higher latitudes; Scan Frequency 12 to 65 per 100,000 in patients > 50 years England: Up to 400 per 100,000 in patients > 65 years Correlates with frequency of giant cell arteritis Genetic asso
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