A patient with polymyalgia rheumatica presents with shoulder stiffness. Which muscle group is primarily affected?
- Correct Answer: Proximal upper limb muscles
- Distal upper limb muscles
- Lower limb muscles
- Facial muscles
Explanation: Proximal upper limb muscles are primarily affected in polymyalgia rheumatica.
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