title: Strathpeffer Spa: Dr William Bruce and polymyalgia rheumatica.
abstract: The first description of polymyalgia rheumatica is attributed to Dr William Bruce working in Strathpeffer Spa, Scotland, in 1888. His career, the history of the spa, and the original article are briefly described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001452:Balneology / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D006294:Health Resorts / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000266:history*; D012606:Scotland