Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort
Abstract Background To examine the frequency of possible giant cell arteritis (GCA) symptoms (including headache, temporal/scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and visual symptoms) in newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients in UK primary care. Methods The PMR Cohort Study is a primary ca...
Main Authors: | William Masson, Sara Muller, Rebecca Whittle, James Prior, Toby Helliwell, Christian Mallen, Samantha L. Hider |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-017-0007-2 |
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