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Rheumatology: 11. Evaluation of the patient with pain all over.
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- Author(s): Puttick, Michael P.E.
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Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ); 1/23/2001, Vol. 164 Issue 2, p223-227, 5p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts
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Discusses the case of an elderly women complaining of widespread pain and stiffness in her hands, wrist, upper arms, shoulders and calves. Difficulty of diagnosing patients with widespread musculoskeletal pain which can be a symptom of several conditions; Discussion of rheumatologic causes of widespread pain, including fibromyalgia and myopathies; Treatment of the patient with prednisone which alleviated the symptoms.
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