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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Joint Authors
Rund, Douglas A.
Bernard, Aaron W.
Randazzo, Charles T.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 59-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a four-month progressive history of proximal muscle pain and weakness with elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein.
He was initially diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and admitted to the hospital.
During his hospitalization he was found to have metastatic prostate cancer, which was thought to be responsible for his PMR-like syndrome.
By recognizing the resemblance between metastatic malignancy and rheumatologic diseases, the emergency physician can improve diagnostic accuracy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Randazzo, Charles T.& Bernard, Aaron W.& Rund, Douglas A.. 2011. Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Randazzo, Charles T.…[et al.]. Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Randazzo, Charles T.& Bernard, Aaron W.& Rund, Douglas A.. Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491261
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491261