[Appearance of giant cell arteritis 6 years after the 1st manifestation of polymyalgia rheumatica].
A case of polymyalgia rheumatica in a 70 year old woman is described. The patient was treated for 6 years with corticosteroids. Seven months after withdrawal of treatment, a severe relapse of polymyalgia rheumatica appeared which was connected with a histologically and immunohistochemically proved temporal arteritis. The problem of the duration of steroid treatment and the need for continued clinical as well as laboratory follow-up after withdrawal of therapy are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis
D012217:Rheumatoid Factor; D011241:Prednisone
Auftreten einer Riesenzellenarteriitis 6 Jahre nach Erstmanifestation einer Polymyalgia Rheumatica.