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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 18 9:00am | Replies (28)

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@johnbishop

Good question @girastancil, PMR is difficult to diagnose and there are other condtions that mimic PMR. Here are a few resources on the topic.

-- Polymyalgia rheumatica or Lyme disease? How to avoid misdiagnosis in older patients:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7816713/
-- Letters: Don’t Forget Lyme Disease When Considering Polymyalgia Rheumatica:
https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/letters-dont-forget-lyme-disease-when-considering-polymyalgia-rheumatica/
-- Diseases that mimic polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR): https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/diseases-that-mimic-polymyalgia-rheumatica

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Exactly that was one of the tests they ordered in very beginning for me.