Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: 2016 Update

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are both more common among people of North European decent than among Mediterranean people. Women are 2–3 times more commonly affected. Giant cell arteritis and PMR are extremely rare before age 50 years. Polymyalgia rheumatica may be “isol...

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Main Authors: Gideon Nesher, Gabriel S. Breuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2016-10-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=626