Hopkinson N D, Shawe D J, Gumpel J M
Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1991 May;50(5):321-2. doi: 10.1136/ard.50.5.321.
The distinction between polymyalgia rheumatica and polymyositis is important for treatment and prognosis. Four elderly patients were diagnosed and treated for polymyalgia: raised creatine kinase led to muscle biopsy and a diagnosis of polymyositis.
风湿性多肌痛和多发性肌炎的区分对于治疗和预后很重要。四名老年患者被诊断为风湿性多肌痛并接受治疗:肌酸激酶升高导致进行肌肉活检,最终诊断为多发性肌炎。