Healey proposed criteria for the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica in 1984.
Criteria for diagnosis - all of the following:
(1) age of the patient > 50 years
(2) erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 40 mm/h
(3) bilateral pain for >= 1 month involving >= 2 of the 3 target body regions
(4) absence of other diagnoses capable of causing the musculoskeletal symptoms
(5) morning stiffness lasting more than 1 hour
(6) rapid response to prednisone (<= 20 mg per day)
Body regions:
(1) neck
(2) shoulders
(3) pelvic girdle
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Specialty: Immunology/Rheumatology
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