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A member asked:
My doctordiagnosed polymyalia rhumatica but said my sed rate is normal. can i still have it?
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Rarely: About 4% of pmr patients will have a normal sed rate and CRP prior to treatment. If the clinical picture fits and you respond dramatically to low dose prednisone, then you probably have pmr.
Answered 6/10/2014
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