Longitudinal examination with shoulder ultrasound of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1566-1569

  Macchioni, Pier Luigi ^a   Catanoso, Maria Grazia ^a   Pipitone, Nicolò ^a   Boiardi, Luigi ^a   Salvarani, Carlo ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Polymyalgia rheumatica; Power Doppler; Prednisone therapy; Relapses recurrences; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; SYNOVITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 75649103499     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep286     Document Type: Article

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