Article ID: 6996-25
An 83-year-old male patient with pulmonary asbestosis was admitted to our hospital with a subacute onset of arthromyalgia affecting the shoulder girdles. He had a history of moderate asbestos exposure in the earlier part of his occupation and was diagnosed with pulmonary asbestosis at 65 years of age. The patient exhibited recent-onset stiffness and myalgia of the shoulder and finger joints. Joint ultrasound findings showed bilateral long head biceps, resulting in a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) according to the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for PMR. Steroid treatment resolved the musculoskeletal symptoms.
