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ReviewZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2026

[Polymyalgia rheumatica].

Myriam Reisch, Zhivana Boyadzhieva, Christian Dejaco, Frank Buttgereit

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Myriam ReischAbteilung für Rheumatologie und Immunologie, Innere Medizin, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Österreich. Myriam.Reisch@medunigraz.at.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3578-8205
Zhivana BoyadzhievaMedizinische Klinik m. S. Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6708-0688
Christian DejacoAbteilung für Rheumatologie und Immunologie, Innere Medizin, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Österreich.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-0668
Frank ButtgereitMedizinische Klinik m. S. Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2534-550X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease of older adults, characterized by bilateral pain in the shoulder and pelvic girdles, morning stiffness, and systemic signs of inflammation. Despite its high prevalence, PMR remains a clinical challenge due to diagnostic uncertainty and a broad spectrum of differential diagnoses. Furthermore, disease management is complicated by the overlap with giant cell arteritis and the frequently required long-term glucocorticoid therapy due to recurrent relapses, which in turn is associated with an increased risk of treatment-related adverse effects. Early confirmation of the diagnosis, structured patient stratification, and the integration of individual risk factors into therapeutic decision-making are essential for the optimal management of patients with PMR.

Indexed as

GlucocorticoidsPolymyalgia RheumaticaAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialEvidence-Based MedicineGiant Cell ArteritisHumansTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsGlucocorticoidsDifferential diagnosesGlucocorticoidsInterleukin‑6 receptorRheumatic diseasesRisk assessment

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PMID42671550
PMCPMC13558289

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