Polymyalgia rheumatica/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Polymyalgia rheumatica.

A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Polymyalgia rheumatica (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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