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Proximal bursitis in active polymyalgia rheumatica

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Location: http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/127/1/27

Description: CONCLUSIONS: Inflammation of subacromial and subdeltoid bursae in association with synovitis of the glenohumeral joints and tenosynovitis of the biceps may contribute to the diffuse discomfort in the shoulder girdle observed in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.
Proximal bursitis in active polymyalgia rheumatica. Salvarani C, Cantini F, Olivieri I, Barozzi L, Macchioni L, Niccoli L, Padula A, De Matteis M, Pavlica P. Ann Intern Med. 1997 Jul 1;127(1):27-31.

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Author/Contact: Salvarani et al
Institution: Ann Intern Med.
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Language: English

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