title: Clinical spectrum and treatment of rheumatic syndromes in the elderly.
abstract: Rheumatic diseases in the elderly are common and may be more difficult to diagnose than in younger patients. Treatment must be tailored to the patients' needs and functional reserve. Elderly patients need to be monitored even more closely for toxicity than younger adults.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Corman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications