Polymyalgia Rheumatica (and temporal arteritis)

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatism characterised by aching and morning stiffness about the shoulder and often hips. It can be associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA), also known as Horton disease, a vasculitis classically accompanied with the headache harbinger of potentially vision-threatening involvement of the temporal artery (temporal arteritis).1 PMR and GCA may … Continue reading Polymyalgia Rheumatica (and temporal arteritis)