Referral of patients with suspected polymyalgia rheumatica: how complete is our view of 'planet PMR?'

D Camellino, EL Matteson - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2024 - ard.bmj.com
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the second most common inflammatory rheumatic disease
after rheumatoid arthritis in persons older than 50 years, 1 reaching an estimated …

Can the prognosis of polymyalgia rheumatica be predicted at disease onset? Results from a 5-year prospective study

SL Mackie, EMA Hensor, G Haugeberg… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To identify the features of PMR that may predict the duration of steroid therapy, the
occurrence of relapses and the late development of GCA. Methods. Prospective cohort study …

Getting it right for polymyalgia rheumatica

CB Mukhtyar, H Twohig, H Hodgson - Rheumatology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The British and European recommendations for managing PMR recommend specialist
referral in the presence of atypical clinical features and failure to respond to glucocorticoids …

Clinical features of polymyalgia rheumatica patients in Japan: Analysis of real-world data from 2015 to 2020

Y Tanaka, S Tanaka, T Takahashi… - Modern Rheumatology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To assess clinical features in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in
Japan by the International Classification of Disease (ICD)-10 code assignment. Methods …

Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica

S Castañeda, N García-Castañeda… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease characterized by bilateral pain
involving predominantly the shoulders and proximal aspects of the arms and less commonly …

Permanent discontinuation of glucocorticoids in polymyalgia rheumatica is uncommon but may be enhanced by amino bisphosphonates

A Giollo, M Rossini, F Bettili, F Ghellere… - The Journal of …, 2019 - jrheum.org
Objective. The duration of treatment with glucocorticoids (GC) in polymyalgia rheumatica
(PMR) is often longterm. Amino bisphosphonates (N-BP) are used in PMR for the prevention …

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica versus primary polymyalgia rheumatica: comparison of disease characteristics and treatment …

OCB Vermeulen, E Brouwer, RHJA Slart… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To compare clinical characteristics, imaging findings and treatment requirements
of patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated polymyalgia rheumatica (ICI-PMR) …

FRI0381 Pattern of Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

A Sobrero, D Camellino, C Cosso, C Pizzorni, M Cutolo… - 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder of the elderly
characterized by girdle pain and stiffness, constitutional symptoms and elevation of …

Fast track clinic for early diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: impact on symptom duration and prednisolone initiation

LL Frølund, C Våben, M Dam, SG Kjær, BD Nielsen… - Joint Bone Spine, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a fast track clinic (FTC) for patients suspected of
polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) regarding symptom duration, prednisolone initiation before …

S3 guidelines on treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: Evidence-based guidelines of the German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh), the Austrian Society of …

F Buttgereit, DGRh, T Brabant, DGG, H Dinges… - Zeitschrift für …, 2018 - Springer
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) occurs almost exclusively in persons aged 50 years or older
and it is the second most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in older people after …