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Can an electic shock cause you to get polymyalgia?
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No: No, polymyalgia is an inflammatory condition.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: Polymyalgia is an auto immune disease. Can be part of paraneoplastic syndrome.
Answered 6/7/2018
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