The third post in our PMR myth busting campaign is live this week.
Another topic that comes up in our patient groups is how the symptoms of PMR can vary from individual to individual and also slightly from the textbook symptoms. This can sometimes lead to delays in diagnosis.
Treatment, as many of you will know, also varies from dosage of steroid, to tapering speed and additional treatments.
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"Patients typically have raised ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C-reactive protein) markers but in a small number of cases, the ESR may be normal. The CRP is almost always raised." I thought that "they" had moved away from the CRP is always raised, and more towards, that some patients up to 10-20% have normal CRP?
It is almost always though - only time my CRP was raised was during an atrial fibrillation episode!! My ESR was raised for ME - but still within normal range. That is the mistake they make, the fact it is really an individual marker.
kirllemy, the CRP is almost always raised. There is some research that suggests it's at 99%. There is various research that suggests more variance with ESR. There are various views on this, some research suggests 12% may have normal ESR.
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