Development of giant cell (temporal) arteritis in a patient ‘adequately’ treated for polymyalgia rheumatica.
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- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 36 (1) , 88-90
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.36.1.88
Abstract
A 70-year-old woman presenting with typical polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and a normal temporal artery biopsy appeared to respond completely to low-dose prednisone therapy. A subsequent biopsy showing temporal arteritis with a normal sedimentation rate and no recurrence of myalgic symptoms emphasizes the unpredictable course of treated PMR and the need for continued clinical as well as laboratory follow-up.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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