POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
\pˌɒlɪmɪˈald͡ʒə ɹuːmˈatɪkə], \pˌɒlɪmɪˈaldʒə ɹuːmˈatɪkə], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_m_ɪ__ˈa_l_dʒ_ə ɹ_uː_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k_ə]\
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A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with TEMPORAL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.
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