https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1062

Update on treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica

Vol. 70 No. 1 (2018): Monographic issue on Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Submitted: 17 August 2017
Accepted: 8 February 2018
Published: 27 March 2018
Polymyalgia rheumatica, large vessel vasculitis, glucocorticoids, disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, biologics.
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D. Camellino
dario.camel@gmail.com
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-6458
Division of Rheumatology, Locomotor Apparatus Department, La Colletta Hospital, ASL3 Genovese, Arenzano (GE); Autoimmunology Lab, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.
C. Dejaco
Service of Rheumatology, ASL dell’Alto Adige, Hospital of Brunico, Brunico (BZ), Italy; Department of Rheumatology, University of Medicine of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the second most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in the elderly after rheumatoid arthritis. It is clinically characterised by pain and stiffness in the neck, proximal shoulder and hip girdle. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the cornerstone of PMR treatment, but they are associated with potentially severe side effects. Among GC-sparing agents, methotrexate revealed a modest benefit in clinical trials, and recently, there have been promising reports from tocilizumab. In this review, we summarize the available evidence on the treatment of PMR and the possible role in the future of other agents under investigation.

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D. Camellino, Division of Rheumatology, Locomotor Apparatus Department, La Colletta Hospital, ASL3 Genovese, Arenzano (GE); Autoimmunology Lab, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova
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Camellino, D., & Dejaco, C. (2018). Update on treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica. Reumatismo, 70(1), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2018.1062

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