The use of PET-CT scans may help identify subclinical GCA and malignancies among patients with PMR, even in the absence of overt clinical symptoms.

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The pathophysiology of PMR and GCA is still poorly understood. Current concepts suggest a common immunologic disorder underlying both diseases, but which factors determine the clinical disease ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) — meaning pain in many muscles — and giant cell arteritis (GCA) — inflammation in the artery wall that causes severe pain in the temple area — are not new diseases. They ...

This week we are going to continue in our series of rheumatologic conditions to discuss the autoimmune condition called “PMR” or polymyalgia rheumatica. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome of pain ...

Dr Elisa Fernández-Fernández presented a study looking at the validity of existing EULAR recommendations on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of GCA – specifically colour doppler ultrasound (CDUS ...

Are you struggling with persistent pain and stiffness in your shoulders, neck or hips beyond the usual aches and pains of aging? Polymyalgia rheumatica, a common inflammatory rheumatic disease ...

Both polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and almost exclusively occur in the population aged over 50 years. After ...