Diagnosing polymyalgia rheumatica can be complicated, because its symptoms overlap with those of several other conditions.

A patient aged ≥50 years with new-onset bilateral shoulder aching plus abnormal acute-phase reactants can be classified as polymyalgia rheumatica if †at least 4 out of 6 points or ‡ at least ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition affecting elderly people and involving the girdles. [1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR ...