Polymyalgia Rheumatica

The overlap between polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis has prompted physicians’ attention since the early 1970s. Polymyalgia rheumatica occurs in approximately 50% of patients with giant cell arteritis, and approximately 15% of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica develop giant cell arteritis. Some experts consider polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis to be different manifestations of the same pathologic process. Although the association of occlusive vascular disease is well known in giant cell arteritis, it is not considered to be a typical manifestation of polymyalgia rheumatica. (Source: The American Journal of Medicine)

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