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... of a severe headache, difficulty chewing or visual changes. As we learned from a previous column, TA and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) sometimes go hand and hand, but not always. One third of patients with TA also have PMR. If your physician suspects ...
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Polymyalgia rheumatica , meaning pain in many muscles, and giant cell arteritis , a progressive disorder causing severe pain in the temporal area, are not new diseases.
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... condition might just be a family trait, and it could disappear, as yours did. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have polymyalgia rheumatica. Will it ever go away? It has caused me to give up golf. What do you suggest? I am currently taking prednisone. - J.A. ...
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