Question

A 60-year-old woman presents with bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain, stiffness, and raised inflammatory markers, suggestive of PMR. Which finding supports the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Rapid relief within days of low-dose steroids

Answer

Slow improvement with physiotherapy

Answer

No response to high-dose NSAIDs

Answer

Requirement for immunosuppressants

Answer

Dramatic response to methotrexate

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman presents with bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain, stiffness, and raised inflammatory markers, suggestive of PMR. Which finding supports the diagnosis?