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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
You may find information on polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) on the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center website. http://vasculitis.med.jhu.edu Prednisone is the standard treatment for PMR usually with a slow taper. Some patients need ......
Polymyalgia in a 17 year old ???
HI Pam, Your doctors are right. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not a disease of young folks. If a good workup doesn't reveal a cause right now, the usual course is to watch ......
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
There is no special PMR cllnic or PMR researcher and thus it is seen in our general rheumatology clinics....
A Form of Myalgia
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition in women and men over the age of 50. It is more common in women and the incidence increases with age. It is ......
What is Polymyalgia?
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a clinical syndrome characterized by severe aching and stiffness in the neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle. It is classified as a rheumatic disease, although the cause ......
long term prednisone vs methotrexate for pmr
This depends on how well you tolerate prednisone and if you have other conditions (diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, herat disease, obesity) that might be worsened with prednisone. In general, if ......
polymyalgia
No because prednisone is so cheap and effective. But I bet that Remicade or the other TNF inhibitors would work....
Polymyalgia AND Fibromyalgia
The pain of FMS and PMR can be similar and difficult to distinguish. Both can have diffuse joint and soft tissue tenderness and stiffness. The joint examination in both generally does ......
Polymyalgia and Prednisone
The flu shot is fine. Encourage her to go back to her rheumatologist for re-evaluation....
Can Methotrexate Cause Stomach Pain, Nausea and Diarhea?
Stomach complaints are infrequent, but when they do happen, they are worse right after the dose and improve with subsequent doses. On occasion, they are severe enough to cause the treatment ......
Exercise for PMR
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Re: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
There is no connectin between gout and polymyalgia rheumatica. In general, mild excerise is almost always recommended....
Re: polymyalgia rheumatica
Celiac Disease and polymyalgia rheuamatica are not associated. If your aunt truly has polymyalgia rheumatica, then a gluten free diet will be of no benefit. However, many patients with celiac disease ......
Rituximab and PMR
Rituxan works by eliminating autoimmune B cells. It has been useful in RA (FDA approved) but also in other autoimmune diseases such as lupus, immune mediated thrombocytopenia, Wegener's vasculitis. On a ......
