- ►nejm.org C Salvarani, F Cantini, GG Hunder - The Lancet, 2008 - Elsevier Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis are closely related disorders
that affect people of middle age and older. They frequently occur together. Both
are syndromes of unknown cause, but genetic and environmental factors might ... Cited by 390 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 28 versions
DE Furst, FC Breedveld, JR Kalden, JS … - British Medical Journal, 2007 - ard.bmj.com As in previous years, the consensus group to consider the use of biological
agents was constituted by rheumatologists from the universities of Erlangen,
Leiden and Vienna in Europe in cooperation with other universities in the ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
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VM Martinez-Taboada, V Rodriguez-Valverde, … - British Medical Journal, 2008 - ard.bmj.com Results: Baseline characteristics were similar in the two groups, although
patients in the etanercept group showed higher levels of basal glycaemia (p =
0.02) and a higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (p = 0.01). After ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
MG Catanoso, P Macchioni, L Boiardi, N … - Arthritis Rheum, 2007 - interscience.wiley.com The study group comprised patients with relapsing PMR who were not able to
reduce their prednisone dosage below 7.5-10 mg/day and who had experienced
corticosteroid-related side effects. Patients received injections of ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
GS Hoffman, MC Cid, KE Rendt-Zagar, PA … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Gary S. Hoffman, MD; Maria C. Cid, MD; Karen E. Rendt-Zagar, MD; Peter A.
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M Ramos-Casals, P Brito-Zerón, S Muñoz, MJ … - Medicine, 2008 - journals.lww.com Abstract: In 2006, the Study Group on Autoimmune Diseases (GEAS) of the Spanish
Society of Internal Medicine created the BIOGEAS project, a multicenter study
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N Pipitone, C Salvarani - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2008 - journals.lww.com Recent findings: An initial dose of 40-60 mg/day of prednisone is usually
adequate. Patients at risk of developing ischemic complications require dosages
of around 1 mg/kg/day, whereas pulse glucocorticoid therapy is no more ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
A Kawasaki, V Purvin, HOJ Gonin - Acta Ophthalmol, 2009 - interscience.wiley.com Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis of adults. The
incidence of this disease is practically nil in the population under the age of
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VM Martinez-Taboada, L Alvarez, M RuizSoto … - Cytokine, 2008 - Elsevier Results: PMR and GCA are characterized by a hyperproduction of IL-6. The role of
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