THU0351 Current Smoking is a Risk Factor for Giant Cell Arteritis in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica

THU0351 Current Smoking is a Risk Factor for Giant Cell Arteritis in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica

BackgroundPolymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can present alone or with concomitant giant cell arteritis (GCA). They are closely related but implicate different treatment intensity. While PMR is diagnosed clinically, GCA should be confirmed with biopsy or vascular imaging.ObjectivesTo compare patient chara...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2015-06, Vol.74 (Suppl 2), p.322
Hauptverfasser: Albrecht, K., Huscher, D., Aringer, M., Bischoff, S., Hoese, G., Ochs, W., Thiele, K., Zink, A.
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundPolymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can present alone or with concomitant giant cell arteritis (GCA). They are closely related but implicate different treatment intensity. While PMR is diagnosed clinically, GCA should be confirmed with biopsy or vascular imaging.ObjectivesTo compare patient characteristics, clinical values and treatment of patients with PMR and GCA.MethodsBetween 2007 and 2013, a total of 1,092 patients with diagnosis of PMR and a disease duration
ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3756