Question

A 70-year-old woman presents with proximal muscle pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips, worse in the morning, with raised ESR and CRP but normal CK. There is no visual disturbance or jaw claudication. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Answer

Rheumatoid arthritis

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Polymyositis

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Osteoarthritis

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Fibromyalgia

Practice question

A 70-year-old woman presents with proximal muscle pain and stiffness in shoulders and hips, worse in the morning, with raised ESR and CRP but normal CK. There is no visual disturbance or jaw claudication. Which diagnosis is most likely?