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Tuberculosis masquerading as polymyalgia rheumatica

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a connective tissue disorder of unknown aetiology. It is hypothesized that, in a genetically predisposed person, its pathogenesis is triggered by an environmental factor, possibly a hitherto unknown infectious agent. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman who is being treated for PMR. She developed tubercular lymphadenitis and erythema nodosum and improved with antitubercular treatment. We hypothesize that the trigger for pathogenesis of PMR in this lady was antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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  1. Department of Medicine, House No. 62, Lane 11, Swarnvihar, P/O Muthi, Jammu, 181205, Jammu & Kashmir, India

    Kamal Kishore Pandita MD & Sushil Razdan

  2. Department of Pathology, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India

    Arvind Khajuria

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Pandita, K.K., Khajuria, A. & Razdan, S. Tuberculosis masquerading as polymyalgia rheumatica. Egypt Rheumatol Rehabil 42, 100–102 (2015). https://doi.org/10.4103/1110-161X.157872

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