Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a rheumatic disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. PMR is usually seen in Caucasians living in Northern Europe and North America. The condition ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defense mechanisms attack normal healthy cells. Polymyalgia rheumatica--or PMR-- is a rare autoimmune disease most often found in older women of ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory disease characterized by pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips. Glucocorticoids are the first-line treatment, but relapses and ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved sarilumab (Kevzara) today for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in adults who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids or could ...

THE condition that is called by the English polymyalgia rheumatica and by the French pseudopolyarthrite rhizomélique and has had many synonyms 1 is characterized by pain and stiffness in the muscles ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

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