Archive for August, 2009
Analysis of temporal artery biopsies in an 18-year period at a community hospital.
Small-vessel vasculitis surrounding an uninflamed temporal artery as a diagnostic criterion for polymyalgia rheumatica: Comment on the article by Chatelain et al
Clinical images: The multifaceted pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis
No abstract. (Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism)Read full story
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Autho…C-reactive protein gene polymorphisms in […]Polymyalgia rheumatica prevalence in a population-based sample
To determine polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) prevalence using population-based administrative data, and to estimate the error associated with case ascertainment approaches when using these databases.Cases were ascertained using physician billing and hospitalization data from the province of Manitoba (population 1.1 million). Focusing on the population age [ge]45 years, we compared 3 different case definition algorithms and […]
Transient ischaemic attack in a patient with known temporal arteritis: a case report
Conclusions: Transient ischaemic attack is an alternative presentation or complication of an inflammatory disease such as temporal arteritis. The clinical implications of this case relate to the assessment of comorbid risk in TA and in tailoring the drug treatment. In using prednisolone treatments in such patients, general practitioners will need to carefully titrate drug doses […]
Predictors for Treatment Success and Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptor in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
CONCLUSION: Expression of GR and the presence of CD20-, CD3-, CD4-, CD8-, CD68-, CD138-positive cells and antigen-presenting cells differ between GCA and PMR. The presence of CD68-positive cells and the extent of GR-staining in chronic inflammation are suitable to predict complete remission in GCA.
PMID: 19684157 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] […]Resolved Question: Anyone with Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
I’ve just been told that I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and I’d like to know what to expect from someone that actually has it…I can read the information but I was real life experience.
Related PostsResolved Question: I would like to answer a subject relating to prednisolone and alcohol?
It is a question that has long ago been […]Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients.
CONCLUSION: Noninfectious ascending aortitis frequently occurs even in the absence of history, symptoms, or signs of giant cell arteritis (GCA) or PMR. When discovered, such patients should be followed closely, as a majority have additional vascular abnormalities. More studies are needed to determine optimal strategies for surveillance, detection, and treatment of ascending aortitis, which may […]
Open Question: Anyone with Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
I’ve just been told that I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and I’d like to know what to expect from someone that actually has it…I can read the information but I was real life experience.
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