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[A 81-year-old patient with physiotherapy-resistant upper limb tenderness]
Journal Paper/Review - Nov 8, 2006
von Garnier C, Bär D, Daikeler T, Rafeiner Philippe
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Brief description/objective
A 81-year-old patient with a six month history of upper extremity tenderness, most likely due to an atypical presentation of a polymyalgia rheumatica, responded well to a course of systemic steroids. A good clinical assessment is of primary importance to distinguish polymyalgia rheumatica from giant cell arteritis and other possible differential diagnoses, and constitutes the basis of a controlled therapy with steroids.