A 72-year-old woman presents with bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain and stiffness worse in the morning, making it difficult to get out of bed. ES...

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A 72-year-old woman presents with bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain and stiffness worse in the morning, making it difficult to get out of bed. ESR and CRP are elevated, but RF and anti-CCP are negative. There is no temporal headache or visual symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Osteoarthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Fibromyalgia

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Ankylosing spondylitis

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Polymyalgia rheumatica

A 72-year-old woman presents with bilateral shoulder and hip girdle pain and stiffness worse in the morning, making it difficult to get out of bed. ESR and CRP are elevated, but RF and anti-CCP are negative. There is no temporal headache or visual symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?