Development of giant cell (temporal) arteritis in a patient 'adequately' treated for polymyalgia rheumatica.
A 70-year-old woman presenting with typical polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and a normal temporal artery biopsy appeared to respond completely to low-dose prednisone therapy. A subsequent biopsy showing temporal arteritis with a normal sedimentation rate and no recurrence of myalgic symptoms emphasizes the unpredictable course of treated PMR and the need for continued clinical as well as laboratory follow-up.
D000368:Aged; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011241:Prednisone