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Polymyalgia rheumatica presenting as sternoclavicular arthritis: a case report.

Liyana Arachchige Dona Thulini MadubashiniJayawardane Pathiranage Roneesha LakmaliNilanka Perera
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
Polymyalgia rheumatica-giant cell arteritis may rarely present as erosive sternoclavicular arthritis as the initial manifestation, mimicking many rheumatological conditions. Urological involvement such as ureteric strictures may be rare associations of primary systemic vasculitis. A high degree of suspicion combined with targeted investigations would allow early identification the polymyalgia rheumatica-giant cell arteritis syndrome in the presence of atypical manifestations, leading to improved patient outcomes.
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