Giant cell arteritis in general practice.
The clinical syndrome of polymyalgia rheumatica is reviewed. The relationship of this disease with temporal arteritis is discussed, and I consider both syndromes have a pathological basis of generalised giant cell arteritis.Seven cases of polymyalgia and four cases of temporal arteritis were recorded during the six-year period (1969-1975) in one general practice.The outlines of management are discussed, with a plea for earlier recognition of the syndromes of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis in general practice.
D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D011239:Prednisolone