Background Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema is a rare rheumatic condition of the elderly population that is well described but whose mechanisms remain little studied.
Katarzyna Tarasiuk-Stanislawek+3 more
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2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative [PDF]
Therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) varies widely in clinical practice as international recommendations for PMR treatment are not currently available.
Abril, Andy+45 more
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Giant cell arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis of large and medium sized arteries manifesting as temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica.
Salem Alowami+3 more
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"An Impediment to Living Life": Why and How Should We Measure Stiffness in Polymyalgia Rheumatica? [PDF]
Objectives: To explore patients’ concepts of stiffness in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and how they think stiffness should be measured. Methods: Eight focus groups were held at three centres involving 50 patients with current/previous PMR.
A Hutchings+29 more
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Special Interest Group at OMERACT 11: outcomes of importance for patients with PMR [PDF]
We worked toward developing a core outcome set for clinical research studies in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) by conducting (1) patient consultations using modified nominal group technique; (2) a systematic literature review of outcome measures in PMR; (3)
Sarah L. Mackie+16 more
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At the beginning of the Healthy Ageing Decade, a number of guidelines were published describing management of the rheumatic diseases of the elderly. The aim of the paper is to characterize and discuss the Italian Society of Rheumatology’s guideline for ...
О.G. Puzanovа
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REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA (ACR/EULAR 2015)
Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica are reflected in presented translation of new international guidelines (ACR/EULAR 2015).
M. T. Vatutin+3 more
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The prevalence of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in a UK primary care population [PDF]
Background: To update community-based prevalence values for Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) using case record review supplemented by population survey and subsequent clinical review.
A Mohammad+30 more
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Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of new cancer diagnoses in a community sample of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: All incident cases of PMR in the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) (1987-99), without pre-existing ...
Belcher, J+4 more
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Polymyalgia rheumatica: concerted efforts of the European rheumatological societies
Population’s ageing is a prerequisite for a strengthened evidence base of the specific geriatric syndromes, late-onset rheumatic diseases, and rheumatic diseases of the elderly.
О.G. Puzanova+2 more
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