Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort

Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort

Abstract Background To examine the frequency of possible giant cell arteritis (GCA) symptoms (including headache, temporal/scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and visual symptoms) in newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients in UK primary care. Methods The PMR Cohort Study is a primary ca...

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Main Authors: William Masson, Sara Muller, Rebecca Whittle, James Prior, Toby Helliwell, Christian Mallen, Samantha L. Hider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Giant cell arteritis
Headache
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-017-0007-2

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