Polymyalgia rheumatica and Asthma

Summary:

Asthma is found among people with Polymyalgia rheumatica, especially for people who are female, 60+ old.

The study analyzes which people have Asthma with Polymyalgia rheumatica. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 38 people who have Polymyalgia rheumatica from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

What is Polymyalgia rheumatica?

Polymyalgia rheumatica (pain in many muscles) is found to be associated with 381 drugs and 554 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Polymyalgia rheumatica.

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On Aug, 25, 2026

38 people who have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Asthma are studied.

Would you have Asthma when you have Polymyalgia rheumatica?

Gender of people who have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and experienced Asthma *:

  • female: 81.08 %
  • male: 18.92 %

Age of people who have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and experienced Asthma *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 13.04 %
  • 60+: 86.96 %

Common co-existing conditions for these people *:

  1. Macular Degeneration (painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision): 8 people, 21.05%
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 6 people, 15.79%
  3. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 7.89%
  4. Autoimmune Disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue): 3 people, 7.89%
  5. Back Pain: 3 people, 7.89%
  6. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 7.89%
  7. Osteoporosis Post-Menopausal (weak bone with possibility to break after stopped menstrual cycles): 3 people, 7.89%
  8. Urinary Tract Infection: 2 people, 5.26%
  9. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 2 people, 5.26%
  10. High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 5.26%

Common drugs taken by these people *:

  1. Actemra: 19 people, 50.00%
  2. Prednisone: 18 people, 47.37%
  3. Ventolin: 17 people, 44.74%
  4. Advair Hfa: 15 people, 39.47%
  5. Synthroid: 14 people, 36.84%
  6. Proair Hfa: 13 people, 34.21%
  7. Lutein: 13 people, 34.21%
  8. Xolair: 13 people, 34.21%
  9. Memantine: 12 people, 31.58%
  10. Fentanyl: 12 people, 31.58%

Common symptoms for these people *:

  1. Hypoacusis (loss of hearing): 15 people, 39.47%
  2. Rhinorrhea (watery mucus discharge from the nose): 13 people, 34.21%
  3. Weight Increased: 13 people, 34.21%
  4. Hoarseness Or Changing Voice: 13 people, 34.21%
  5. Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 13 people, 34.21%
  6. Laryngeal Nerve Damage: 13 people, 34.21%
  7. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: 13 people, 34.21%
  8. Macular Degeneration (painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision): 13 people, 34.21%
  9. Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 13 people, 34.21%
  10. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 13 people, 34.21%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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The study is based on Asthma and Polymyalgia rheumatica, and their synonyms.

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