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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

Symptoms:

Hip pain and stiffness
Shoulder pain and stiffness
Neck pain and stiffness
Muscle pain (minimal, less common than aching)
Fever
Unintentional weight loss
Anemia (low number of red blood cells in the blood)
Fatigue (excessive tiredness)
Malaise (general ill feeling)
Face pain
Other joint pain

Note: Symptoms usually begin abruptly.
Signs and tests:

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Fever may be the only symptom in some cases (the person has a fever of unknown origin). Signs of temporal arteritis may also be present.

Blood tests are nonspecific.

The sedimentation rate (ESR ) is often elevated.
Creatine kinase (CPK ) is normal.
Hemoglobin or hematocrit may be normal or low.

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