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PMR onset under 55?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 13 6:32pm | Replies (40)
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@jfannarbor

Any definitive tests (blood or radio graphic) to show that you have spondylarthritis?

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DadCue | @dadcue | Feb 8 8:11am

Not really ... In the link that follows, scroll down to the subtitle "AXIAL AND PERIPHERAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS DIAGNOSIS"

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/axial-spondyloarthritis-including-ankylosing-spondylitis-beyond-the-basics/print#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20the%20diagnosis%20of%20axial,magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20(MRI).

The problem with PMR and spondyloarthritis is that nothing is a specific finding that can be used to confirm either one. MRI is a useful diagnostic tool. Unfortunately, for our generation MRI wasn't used very often. A diagnosis was usually made based on the "preponderance of the evidence" which is greater than a 50% chance but that isn't definitive.

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