Polymyalgia rheumatica is widely acknowledged as the most common form of inflammatory rheumatic disease in the elderly. Two recent studies by Hernandez-Rodriguez et al. and Dasgupta et al. attempt to synthesize and pragmatize recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of this disorder.
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Matteson, E. Unraveling the tautology of polymyalgia rheumatica. Nat Rev Rheumatol 6, 249–250 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.40
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