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There is no specific cause for polymyalgia rheumatica. However, there are possible theories about the causes which include inflammatory joint lining attack, viral infections, and genetic inheritence of HLA-DR4. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
There is no specific cause for polymyalgia rheumatica. However, there are possible theories about the causes which include inflammatory joint lining attack, viral infections, and genetic inheritence of HLA-DR4.
Causes
- The specific cause of polymyalgia rheumatica is unknown or not well understood.
- Possible theories about the causes include the following:[1]
- Inflammatory attack of the joints' lining
- Viral infection (eg, Adenovirus) stimulating the immune system causing autoimmune attack to the joints
- Genetic inheritance of HLA-DR4 subtype
References
- ↑ Belkhir R, Burel SL, Dunogeant L, Marabelle A, Hollebecque A, Besse B; et al. (2017). "Rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica occurring after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment". Ann Rheum Dis. 76 (10): 1747–1750. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211216. PMID 28600350.