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Kiysohi Migita1,2,3, Fumi Mori4, Reiji Nakano5
1Department of Rheumatology, St Francisco Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
An 83-year-old male patient with pulmonary asbestosis was admitted to our hospital with a subacute onset of arthromyalgia affecting the shoulder girdles. He had a history of moderate asbestos exposure in the earlier part of his occupation and was diagnosed with pulmonary asbestosis at 65 years of age. The patient exhibited recent-onset stiffness and myalgia of the shoulder and finger joints. Joint ultrasound findings showed bilateral long head biceps, resulting in a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) according to the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for PMR. Steroid treatment resolved the musculoskeletal symptoms.
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