Polymyalgia rheumatica can recur years after discontinuation of corticosteroid therapy.
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OBJECTIVE To describe disease recurrence in polymyalgia rheumatica. METHODS I present 12 patients with recurring PMR from a single clinical practice with long-term clinical follow-up (mean 14.3 years). RESULTS Despite a disease-free interval off corticosteroids of 2 years or longer, these patients experienced 1 overt recurrence (or more) of PMR. CONCLUSION The course of PMR is not uniformly monophasic, and patient and physician should remain alert to the possibility of recurring disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental rheumatology
دوره 27 1 Suppl 52 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009