A case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung presenting as polymyalgia rheumatica

A common inflammatory condition, the investigation and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica should be within the scope of a general physician's repertoire. While there is limited evidence to confirm the existence of polymyalgia rheumatica as a distinct paraneoplastic syndrome (Reumatismo. 2018;7...

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 7; no. 8; pp. 1518 - 1521
Main Authors Tompkins, Erin L., Middlebrook, Candice E.‐P., Tracy, Christopher L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2019
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
acute medicine
Autoimmune diseases
Calcification
Case Report
Case Reports
Family medical history
Hepatitis
Laboratories
lung
Medical prognosis
Patients
polymyalgia rheumatica
pseudotumor
Tuberculosis
Tumors
United States > US
lung
acute medicine
pseudotumor
polymyalgia rheumatica
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Summary:A common inflammatory condition, the investigation and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica should be within the scope of a general physician's repertoire. While there is limited evidence to confirm the existence of polymyalgia rheumatica as a distinct paraneoplastic syndrome (Reumatismo. 2018;70(1):23), a broadened differential should be utilized prior to diagnosis of this disease. A common inflammatory condition, the investigation and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica should be within the scope of a general physician's repertoire. While there is limited evidence to confirm the existence of polymyalgia rheumatica as a distinct paraneoplastic syndrome (Reumatismo. 2018;70(1):23), a broadened differential should be utilized prior to diagnosis of this disease.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.2172