rmdopen.bmj3d
Association between infection and the onset of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the leading cause of primary vasculitis of medium and large vessels, affecting adults over the age of 50 years.1–3 It is often associated with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ...
BMJ3d
A disease activity score for polymyalgia rheumatica
Criteria based on percentage changes from baseline may cause difficulties in daily practice ... We cordially thank the members of the EULAR Polymyalgia Rheumatica collaborating group: Gideon Nesher, ...
Medscape1d
The Correct Prednisone Starting Dose in Polymyalgia Rheumatica is Related to Body Weight But Not to Disease Severity
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition affecting elderly people and involving the girdles. [1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR ...
Medscape4d
The Management and the Diagnosis of Fever of Unknown Origin
The main etiologies of classic FUO are infections, cancers, noninfectious inflammatory diseases, miscellaneous causes and undiagnosed causes. Tuberculosis, lymphoma and adult-onset Still's disease ...
BMJ3d
2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis
Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several relevant randomised clinical ...
gbnews6d
From bedwetting to writer's cramp, the success rate of EVERY benefit claim EXPOSED as Labour wields axe
DWP figures from October 2024, which were released in February 2025, shows that acne claims are only successful 15 per cent of the time. Bedwetting is twice as likely to be awarded, with a success ...