Characteristics of Korean Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: a Single Locomotive Pain Clinic Cohort Study.
Jong Geol DoJinyoung ParkDuk Hyun SungPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)
The rate of remission (35.3%) after oral prednisolone treatment was similar to previous reports in western countries; and GCA is not a rare condition in Korean PMR patients. Misdiagnosis of PMR is common, and heightened consideration for PMR is needed in elderly patients who present inflammatory features of bilateral shoulder pain.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- oxidative stress
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- south africa
- patient reported outcomes
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- ulcerative colitis