PMR and GCA: steroids or bust
Channel: International Journal of Clinical Practice
Date: 24/07/2012

This video accompanies a paper in the June issue of International Journal of Clinical Practice entitles 'PMR and GCA: steroids or bust'

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are two of very few rheumatological conditions where long-term glucocorticoids (GC) remain the mainstay of therapy. They occur in people aged over 50 years, are more common in women and can occur concurrently. The pathophysiology is not clearly understood, but large vessel vasculitis is seen in association with both and PMR also overlaps with inflammatory arthritis.

Read the full paper here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02914.x/pdf