polymyalgia rheumatica/obesity

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common disorder of diffuse musculoskeletal pain. It is distinctly different from polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a disease seen in people over the age of 50 years. Hallmark features of PMR are the presence of elevated erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR) and/or

Ultrasonography (US) is a reliable and useful diagnostic tool for the assessment of hip pathology. It depicts changes within the coxo-femoral joint (synovitis, erosions, osteophytes) and in the adjacent peri-articular tissues (calcifications, tendonitis, enthesitis, bursitis) in many rheumatic

Vitamin D deficiency is common among Indian population. Women are especially at risk for severe vitamin D deficiency. The risk is higher for those who are multiparous and postmenopausal. Poor exposure to sunlight, higher latitude, winter season, inadequate diet, older age, obesity and malabsorption

ntroduction. Chronic nonhealing wounds are a growing health care problem in the United States, afflicting more than 6.5 million patients annually. In particular, diseases that compromise skin integrity and impair normal wound healing processes, such as diabetes and peripheral vascular diseases, are

There are many potential causes of joint pain in older patients. The most likely aetiology is OA. However, the differential diagnosis includes conditions which should not be missed such as septic arthritis and inflammatory disease. The pattern of joint involvement points to the diagnosis. Bilateral

An 85-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for swollen and painful bilateral lower legs and a high fever. He was initially diagnosed with acute cellulitis and treated with antibiotics. Several days after the improvement of his swollen legs, he complained of both shoulder and arm pain. The

Insulin resistance (IR) is a general phenomenon of many physiological states, disease states, and diseases. IR has been described in diabetes mellitus, obesity, infection, sepsis, trauma, painful states such as postoperative pain and migraine, schizophrenia, major depression, chronic mental stress,