E.R. KIRILLOVA

Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012

Kirillova E.R. — Cand. Med. Sc., Assistant of the Department of Hospital Therapy, tel. (843) 237-32-61, e-mail: elinarin@mail.ru 

Polymyalgia rheumatica common inflammatory rheumatic disease in elderly people. Ultrasonography revealed changes presented synovitis of the shoulder and hip joints, subacromial, subdeltovidnym bursitis, tenosynovitis of the long head of the biceps. Ultrasound examination significantly improves the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatic

Key words: polymyalgia rheumatica,, ultrasonography, shoulder, hip.

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