Rheumatic polymyalgy: frequent disease, which is rarely diagnosed
Bashkova I.B.1, Busalaeva E.I.1,2
1 Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Cheboksary
2 Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors, Cheboksary
Rheumatic polymyalgia (RPM) is an inflammatory disease of the musculoskeletal system with typical manifestations, the most noticeable of which is a combination of pains in proximal muscle groups with a high acute phase inflammatory response, high efficacy of small doses of prednisolone, and which develops exclusively in people over 50 years old. The modern classification criteria are designed to facilitate the timely diagnosis, though careful collection of anamnesis and examination of the patient are of a great importance too. Differential diagnostics of RPM is given. Despite the classic debut and the further course of the disease, timely diagnosis is significantly delayed, which is due to low awareness of doctors about this pathology. A clinical case in a patient aged over 50 years is presented. The patient had a bilateral pain in the shoulder area and an increase in the acute phase blood values, the morning stiffness for more than 45 minutes, bilateral synovitis of the shoulder joints, no increase in the level of rheumatoid factor and anti-bodies to the cyclic citrullinated peptide, which allowed diagnosing RPM. A good effect of using prednisolone was an additional sign. Inadequate knowledge of physicians regarding the possible development of RPM in elderly patients, became the reason for a late verification of the diagnosis. After the appointment of glucocorticoids, the patient returned to the initial body weight within a month. The subfebrility and arthritis of peripheral joints was fully relieved, the volume of active movements in the joints was restored.
Key words: rheumatic polymyalgia, classification criteria, glucocorticoids, acute phase blood values.
For citation: Bashkova I.B., Busalaeva E.I. Rheumatic polymyalgy: frequent disease, which is rarely diagnosed // RMJ. MEDICAL REVIEW. 2017. № 1. P. 48–52.
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