An evaluation of criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica.

Occurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica in rheumatoid arthritis.

Polymyalgia rheumatica and rheumatoid arthritis may be difficult to differentiate in elderly patients. Polymyalgic symptoms are common in the prodromal phase of rheumatoid arthritis and, as specific diagnostic tests do not exist for either condition, criteria for diagnosis of the diseases are based largely on clinical features. I2 The presence ofsynovitis similar to rheumatoid arthritis in some...

A comparison of the sensitivity of diagnostic criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica.

OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of the several different diagnostic criteria sets currently in use for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS 213 patients attending eight rheumatological centres in eight different European countries were studied. All had recently been referred and were considered by the senior investigator at each centre, selected because of their experience in treatment ...

Are the New ACR/EULAR Criteria the Ultimate Answer for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Classification?

Polymyalgia rheumatica - ClinicalKey

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of unknown cause that affects people over age 50 years. Classic symptoms include pain and long-term morning stiffness of the neck, shoulders, hips, upper arms, and thighs. Although markers of inflammation are often raised, no specific laboratory test exists for the disorder and the diagnosis is based on clinical assessment. Provisional ...

Is ultrasound changing the way we understand rheumatology? Including ultrasound examination in the classification criteria of polymyalgia rheumatica and gout.

Ultrasonography (US) is widely used in the diagnosis of rheumatic conditions, and its value for the classification criteria of rheumatic diseases has been recently suggested. According to the EULAR/ACR provisional criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica, adding US to the clinical and serological features will significantly improve the sensitivity of proposed criteria. The ability of high resolution...