Webtis, polymyalgia rheumatica, or other inflammatory arthritis; bilateral shoulder pain; neurological diagno- ... BMJ: first published as 10.1136/bmj.c3037 on 28 June 2010. … WebIntroduction. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis among elderly people from Europe and North America. 1 It is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large and medium vessels with special tropism for the branches of the external carotid arteries. 2 GCA mainly affects patients older than 50 years with an incidence ranging from …
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WebDec 3, 2013 · Affiliation. 1 National Institute for Health Research-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, … WebDec 3, 2013 · Polymyalgia rheumatica causes pain and stiffness that is worst in the morning and particularly affects the shoulders and hips. It is a treatable cause of profound debility … sm14ca8-nf45
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WebMar 30, 2024 · Incidence, prevalence and treatment burden of polymyalgia rheumatica in the UK over two decades: A population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis 2024;77:1750–6. Dejaco … WebApr 1, 2012 · Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease of the elderly and represents the most common indication for longterm corticosteroid therapy in the community 1,2,3. There is wide variation in management of PMR in the clinical setting, in part due to the uncertainties related to diagnosis and the … WebApr 13, 2024 · Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the utility of FDG-PET/CT in diagnosing polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and associated large-vessel vasculitis (LVV). Methods: We analyzed FDG-PET/CT completed between 2015 and 2024 on patients diagnosed with PMR. For comparisons, patients with PMR were matched 1:1 to controls based on age and … sm 13 mount