Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis.
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Allen, NB; Studenski, SA
Published in: Med Clin North Am
March 1986
Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are a clinical syndrome and clinicopathologic entity, respectively. Polymyalgia rheumatica occurs more commonly than temporal arteritis, with approximately half of all patients with temporal arteritis having the polymyalgia rheumatica syndrome. Both conditions are found in the population over 50 years of age and are associated with an elevated ESR. The etiology of both is unclear, although genetic, and potentially, environmental factors may play significant roles. Both conditions respond to corticosteroid therapy, but patients with temporal arteritis require significantly higher doses to control symptoms and to prevent blindness.
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Med Clin North Am
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ISSN
0025-7125
Publication Date
March 1986
Volume
70
Issue
2
Start / End Page
369 / 384
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Headache
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- General & Internal Medicine
- Female
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Cardiovascular Diseases
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Allen, N. B., & Studenski, S. A. (1986). Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis. Med Clin North Am, 70(2), 369–384. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30959-2
Allen, N. B., and S. A. Studenski. “Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis.” Med Clin North Am 70, no. 2 (March 1986): 369–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30959-2.
Allen NB, Studenski SA. Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis. Med Clin North Am. 1986 Mar;70(2):369–84.
Allen, N. B., and S. A. Studenski. “Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis.” Med Clin North Am, vol. 70, no. 2, Mar. 1986, pp. 369–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30959-2.
Allen NB, Studenski SA. Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis. Med Clin North Am. 1986 Mar;70(2):369–384.
Published In
Med Clin North Am
DOI
ISSN
0025-7125
Publication Date
March 1986
Volume
70
Issue
2
Start / End Page
369 / 384
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Headache
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- General & Internal Medicine
- Female
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Cardiovascular Diseases