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Polymyalgia rheumatica and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis may be the same entity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1629826     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Of 159 patients with either polymyalgia rheumatica, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or an undifferentiated syndrome with features of both who were followed for at least 30 months, synovitis recurred in 57. Twenty of the 57 patients had one episode of polymyalgia and another that looked like RA. Recurrences responded to prednisone and no joint destruction was seen. Temporal arteritis was seen with both diagnoses. These observations suggest that a benign symmetric synovitis occurs in older patients and may present as polymyalgia or as a polyarthritis that resembles RA.
Authors:
L A Healey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of rheumatology     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0315-162X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Rheumatol.     Publication Date:  1992 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-08-20     Completed Date:  1992-08-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7501984     Medline TA:  J Rheumatol     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  270-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Immunology and Rheumatic Disease, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA 98111.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications,  diagnosis*,  immunology
Diagnosis, Differential
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications
Humans
Polymyalgia Rheumatica / complications,  diagnosis*,  immunology
Synovitis / complications
Time Factors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Rheumatol. 1993 Apr;20(4):756-7   [PMID:  8496881 ]

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