A relationship between extracapsular involvement and response to steroid treatment in polymyalgia rheumatica: too soon to conclude?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Apr;75(4):e16. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208956. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Authors

Li Yang¹, Hao Zhou², Haiyun Tang³, Ashley M Lee⁴, Harrison X Bai⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
² Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
³ Department of Radiology, The First Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 26698848
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208956

No abstract available

Keywords: Polymyalgia Rheumatica; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Treatment.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Polymyalgia Rheumatica / diagnosis*
Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
Whole Body Imaging / methods*

Substances

Prednisolone