Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Synonyms

Forestier Certonciny Syndrome

Forestier-Certonciny Syndrome

Peri-Extra-Articular Rheumatism

Pseudopolyarthritides, Rhizomelic

Pseudopolyarthritis, Rhizomelic

Rheumatism, Peri Extra Articular

Rheumatism, Peri-Extra-Articular

Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritides

Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis

Syndrome, Forestier-Certonciny

A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with GIANT CELL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.