Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews

Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews

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ISSN: 2639-944X
Case Report

Fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Sound Alike, but Worlds Apart

Authors: Lane D Davenport, Prashant Kaushik.

DOI: 10.33425/2639-944X.1457


Abstract

This case is one of a male patient in his mid-60s with a prior diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and suspected seronegative rheumatoid-type polyarthritis who presented with 15 months of progressive generalized musculoskeletal pain, morning stiffness, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and non-restorative sleep. Repeated laboratory investigations, including inflammatory markers and an extensive rheumatologic work-up, were normal. Physical examination demonstrated no synovitis or objective inflammatory findings. Administration of the 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) fibromyalgia criteria yielded a score of 22, meeting the diagnostic threshold.

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Citation: Lane D Davenport, Prashant Kaushik. Fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Sound Alike, but Worlds Apart. 2026; 10(3). DOI: 10.33425/2639-944X.1457
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Sara Badia
Cardiac Surgery Department | Germans Trias University Hospital in Pujol

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