Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defense mechanisms attack normal healthy cells. Polymyalgia rheumatica--or PMR-- is a rare autoimmune disease most often found in older women of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Giant cell arteritis is a heterogeneous disorder with a variety of recognized clinical presentations,” Robert ...

5. Positive temporal artery biopsy Biopsy specimen with the artery showing vasculitis characterized by prominence of mononuclear cell infiltration or granulocyte inflammation, often with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Diagnosing giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica can “fascinate” and cause “trepidation” ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

Recent advances in the study of inflammatory vasculitides have underscored the complexity of both giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Research has increasingly revealed the ...

This week we are going to continue in our series of rheumatologic conditions to discuss the autoimmune condition called “PMR” or polymyalgia rheumatica. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a syndrome of pain ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...