© 1986 British Society for Rheumatology
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DELAYED ONSET OF POLYMYALGIA IN POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
St. Luke's Hospital Little Horton Lane, Bradford BD5 0NA
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Address correspondence to Dr. M. Greenstone.
Four female patients presenting with systemic symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica are described. They suddenly developed classical girdle pains up to a year after the onset of severe systemic symptoms, a course not often emphasized.
KEY WORDS: Delayed polymyalgia rheumatica, Systemic symptoms