An obese 30-year-old African-American woman presents at a rheumatology clinic with muscle pain and tenderness to touch throughout her body. The patient, a mechanical engineer, has been referred by her ...
Not a month goes by that some patient is not referred to me with a diagnosis of “polyfibromyalgia”. Or “fibromyalgia rheumatica”. Or “polymyalgia”. Say what? But it is easy to be confused. And when a ...
An 82-Year-Old Woman With Giant Cell Arteritis and Fatigue Mark Williams, MD, introduces a new geriatric case series with an 82-year-old, white, female patient who presents with a chief complaint of ...
SAN DIEGO -- It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia ...
This week we are going to continue in our series of rheumatologic conditions to discuss the autoimmune condition called “PMR” or polymyalgia rheumatica. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome of pain ...
SAN DIEGO — It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia ...