http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com Polymyalgia Rheumatica, giant cell arthritis causing great pain to sufferers everywhere. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:01:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How can I tell if it is muscle or bone Read full story http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/329 (Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising. http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/328 Authors: Bhaskar D Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is among the most common reasons for long-term steroid prescription with great heterogeneity in presentation, response to steroids and disease course. The British Society for Rheumatology and the British Health Professionals in Rheumatology have recently published guidelines on management of PMR. ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/327 ROME — Polymyalgia rheumatica may be the presenting manifestation of silent giant cell arteritis, and therein lies a diagnostic dilemma: Which patients need a temporal artery biopsy? (Source: Rheumatology News) http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/326 ROME — A newly launched clinical trial is examining whether adrenal insufficiency contributes to the pathology of polymyalgia rheumatica. If the study yields data to support the adrenal insufficiency hypothesis, it's quite possible that doses lower than the currently recommended 15-20 mg/day would achieve equal disease control with fewer ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/325 ROME — Candidate international consensus criteria for diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica performed well in their first large prospective validation study. But there's room for further improvement with tweaking of the criteria, according to Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, the project leader. (Source: Rheumatology News)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/324 Conclusions: US and PDUS can be useful in distinguishing, at onset of disease, pure PMR from other diseases mimicking this condition. PMID: 20653466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising. http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/323 A few months ago I had a sinus infection, and the doctor prescribed prednisone. Almost immediately I noticed that I felt better than I had in years. I had constantly felt like I had been run over by a truck, but it had developed so gradually that I ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/322 Conclusion: IS is decreased in PMR, probably reflecting abnormal cytokine and adipokine levels. Treatment with prednisolone improves IS along with normalization of cytokine and adipokine levels and physical activity. PMID: 20615159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/321 Abstract  A case of apoplectic lymphocytic hypophysitis complicated by polymyalgia rheumatica (PMA) is described. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to severe headache. Two months prior to admission, the patients had exhibited recent-onset stiffness and myalgia of shoulder and pelvic girdle that was compatible with PMR. Magnetic resonance ... http://www.polymyalgia-rheumatica.com/archives/320