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Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (157)
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@dadcue

"I still get stand alone osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis pain. Now I have been dealing with the pain from PMR for the last two years."

Inflammatory arthritis leads to osteoarthritis. I'm pretty sure PMR over time does the same but not overnight.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638313/

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abbeyc | @abbeyc | 6 days ago

Your comment: Inflammatory arthritis leads to osteoarthritis. I'm pretty sure PMR over time does the same but not overnight.I'm pretty sure PMR over time does the same but not overnight.

does PMR cause osteoarthritis even if the inflammation is being controlled by steroids?

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