Polymyalgia Rheumatica in a Husband and Wife
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 9 (3) , 177-178
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03009748009098154
Abstract
The case histories of an unrelated husband and wife in whom polymyalgia rheumatica developed within one month are described. In the wife, giant-cell arteritis was present. The clinical courses were similar and there was a typical good response to treatment with prednisone. Both patients were HLA-B8. Only the husband had positive hepatitis-Bs antibody. The aetiology of the disease is discussed in relation to tissue antigens and hepatitis-B infection.Keywords
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