Polymyalgia rheumatica: strategies for efficient practice and quality assurance

Michael Schirmer; Christian Dejaco; Bhaskar Dasgupta; Eric L. Matteson

doi:10.1007/s00296-015-3297-y

Polymyalgia rheumatica: strategies for efficient practice and quality assurance

Michael Schirmer, Christian Dejaco, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Eric L. Matteson

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Abstract

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in persons over the age of 50 years. There are many diseases which mimic PMR, for which reason a careful diagnostic approach is required. While it is thought to be exquisitely responsive to glucocorticosteroid therapy, many patients respond incompletely and/or develop serious side effects over the protracted disease course. Improved methods for classification and disease assessment together with standardized treatment approaches and outcome assessments can serve to improve the care of patients with this disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1781-1789
Number of pages	9
Journal	Rheumatology International
Volume	35
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3297-y
State	Published - Nov 1 2015

Keywords

Classification criteria
Diagnosis
Outcome
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Quality measures
Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rheumatology
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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