@slward1951 Your story is just amazing ! Jaw Dropping really - Every recent manuscript I have looked at alludes to this type of nagging issue ( in the PCP or Rhematologist's mind) is that the Dx of PMR is incorrect ! This was one of first papers i looked at and thought the name "familial Mediterranean fever" was very tantalizing !! I also like this Figure 2 because it presents PMR on a SPECTRUM from auto-inflammatory to the (true) autoimmune RDs, with a list of other ailments. There is another reference i have with a Table of PMR- Mimicking-diseases - i can add that later if anyone would like to see .
Floris a, Piga M, Cauli a, et al. Polymyalgia rheumatica: an autoinflammatory
disorder?. RMD Open 2018;4:e000694. doi:10.1136/ rmdopen-2018-000694
What insurance -may I ask ? I posted recently that the financial burden in USA of PMR can be upwards of $20,000.
Thank you for reminding us of the type of diligence to apply to your health!

BTW - for everyone , RITUXAN is a CD20-directed cytolytic antibody ( so against B cells)

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