Does anyone know about muscular rheumatism { not fibromylga)?

Answer 1

"Muscular rheumatism (medical condition): Fibromyalgia, once called fibrositis, is a condition affecting the muscles or joints that is often difficult to diagnose. It is one of a group of conditions with vague symptoms and may need to be distinguished from chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, Type 2 diabetes, depression, Lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, or various other conditions. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome share many common characteristics, and may be misdiagnosed as each other, or both misdiagnosed as depression.

Muscular rheumatism: Another name for Fibromyalgia (or close medical condition association).

Muscular rheumatism: Muscular rheumatism is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Rheumatic conditions, Myofascial pain syndromes

Muscular rheumatism: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points. "Tender points" refers to tenderness that occurs in precise, localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips. People with this syndrome may also experience sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and other symptoms. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Fibromyalgia: NIAMS)


The following terms can be used for Muscular rheumatism

fibromyalgia
Source: CRISP
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/muscular_rheumatism.htm
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/fibromyalgia.html

Answer 2

caucasian women over the age of 60 who start to experience the same symptoms as described above should be checked for C-Reactive and ESR(sed rate)and RF..If RF is negative but C-Reactive and ESR is high(Inflammatory markers) ,it is likely not Arthritis and not Fibromyalgia but rather something closely related called Polymyalgia Rheumatica..It will respond only to Prednisone...The only other possibility is muscle wasting due to long term use of statin drugs which would then have to be discontinued..