Skeletal manifestations of polymyalgia rheumatica.
In a review of 39 patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular arthropathy was noted in 15% and 10% of the patients, respectively. Diffuse clavicular swelling preceded the onset of PMR in one patient. Carpal tunnel syndrome was seen in four patients (10%).
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D011241:Prednisone