TY - JOUR
T1 - Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis
T2 - Related conditions with differing therapies
AU - Lisse, J. R.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are entities seen chiefly in older adults. Polymyalgia rheumatica is characterized by muscle and joint aches and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and it responds rapidly to low-dose corticosteroid therapy. Temporal arteritis is a vasculitic process, the diagnosis of which must be established by invasive procedures. Higher doses of steroids are necessary to treat it, and the potential for steroid-induced side effects is high.
AB - Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis are entities seen chiefly in older adults. Polymyalgia rheumatica is characterized by muscle and joint aches and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and it responds rapidly to low-dose corticosteroid therapy. Temporal arteritis is a vasculitic process, the diagnosis of which must be established by invasive procedures. Higher doses of steroids are necessary to treat it, and the potential for steroid-induced side effects is high.
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U2 - 10.1080/00325481.1992.11701290
DO - 10.1080/00325481.1992.11701290
M3 - Article
C2 - 1561161
AN - SCOPUS:0026598550
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 91
SP - 215
EP - 218
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 5
ER -