Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Jan-Feb;27(1 Suppl 52):S25-7.
To describe disease recurrence in polymyalgia rheumatica.
I present 12 patients with recurring PMR from a single clinical practice with long-term clinical follow-up (mean 14.3 years).
Despite a disease-free interval off corticosteroids of 2 years or longer, these patients experienced 1 overt recurrence (or more) of PMR.
The course of PMR is not uniformly monophasic, and patient and physician should remain alert to the possibility of recurring disease.
描述巨细胞动脉炎的疾病复发情况。
我介绍了 12 例来自单一临床实践的复发性 PMR 患者，这些患者具有长期的临床随访（平均 14.3 年）。
尽管停用皮质类固醇 2 年或更长时间，但这些患者经历了 1 次（或更多）明显的 PMR 复发。
PMR 的病程并非均呈单相，患者和医生都应警惕疾病复发的可能性。
