polymyalgia rheumatica…

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polymyalgia rheumatica, disorder involving pain, stiffness, in the hip, shoulder area, polymyalgia rheumatica, disorder that always occurs in persons over 50 years old, located predominantly, in the muscles, no outward signs of arthritis, cases there is evidence of inflammatory arthritis, occur independently, coexist, precede temporal arteritis, inflammation of blood vessels, in the head, hip pain, stiffness, shoulder pain, stiffness, neck pain, stiffness, muscle pain, minimal, less common than aching, fever, unintentional weight loss, anemia, low number of red blood cells, in the blood, fatigue, excessive tiredness, malaise, general ill feeling, face pain, joint pain, begin abruptly, fever the only symptom the person has a fever of unknown origin, signs of temporal arteritis, blood tests, nonspecific, sedimentation rate, esr, elevated, creatine kinase, cpk, hemoglobin, hematocrit normal, goal of treatment is relief of discomfort, stiffness, very bothersome, not treated, corticosteroids, prednisone, prescribed in low doses, polymyalgia rheumatica, resolves, not treated, in 1 to 4 years, symptoms diminish greatly, most patients need steroid treatment, polymyalgia rheumatica, precede giant cell arteritis, disorders, call, experience persistent weakness, stiffness, the pelvis, shoulder, this is accompanied by symptoms of general illness, fever, headache, , no known prevention.