A 70-year-old man complains of pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips, mainly in the morning. He has a raised CRP and ESR but normal CK. He improves...

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A 70-year-old man complains of pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips, mainly in the morning. He has a raised CRP and ESR but normal CK. He improves dramatically on low-dose corticosteroids. Which diagnosis is most likely?

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Fibromyalgia

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Osteoarthritis

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Polymyositis

MCQ (SBA): Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rheumatology

A 70-year-old man complains of pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips, mainly in the morning. He has a raised CRP and ESR but normal CK. He improves dramatically on low-dose corticosteroids. Which diagnosis is most likely?