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ReviewClinical rheumatology2016

"In sickness and in health": the peculiar occurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica in married cohabiting couples--a case series and review of the literature.

Maria Chiara Gerardi, Iolanda Maria Rutigliano, Rossana Scrivo, Roberta Priori, Valeria Riccieri, Guido Valesini

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Review in Clinical rheumatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Chiara GerardiDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Iolanda Maria RutiglianoDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Rossana ScrivoDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Roberta PrioriDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. roberta.priori63@gmail.com.
Valeria RiccieriDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Guido ValesiniDipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic disorder in elderly people. It is frequently associated with giant-cell arteritis (GCA), although it is still debated if they are the same disease or two distinct pathologies. The etiology of PMR remains challenging, although current knowledge supports the role of both genetic and environmental factors. Among these, there is evidence that infectious agents could trigger the disease's onset in some cases. We describe the peculiar case where PMR occurred in two Italian married and cohabiting couples and provide a review of the literature for similar cases. This is the first reported occurrence of PMR in two conjugal pairs in Italy. Moreover, in the second case, the wife presented PMR associated with GCA. To date, seven cases of PMR and two of GCA in married couples are described in the literature. The occurrence of PMR in both a husband and a wife supports the pathogenetic role of an environmental factor.

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Family CharacteristicsAgedFemaleGiant Cell ArteritisHumansItalyMalePolymyalgia RheumaticaRheumatologyRisk FactorsEnvironmental factorsEtiopathogenesisGiant-cell arteritisMarried couplesPolymyalgia rheumatica

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PMID24728878
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