Miehle W
Fortschr Med. 1978 Oct 5;96(37):1836-42.
A description of the polymyalgia arteriitica is presented: preference of beginning in higher age, leading symptom being muscular pain at the back of the neck, around the shoulders, the upper arms, the buttocks and thighs as well as the visibly augmented erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The arteriitic manifestation being considered, the necessity of adequate corticosteroid therapy is accentuated. Prognosis depends on both factors, localization of the arteriitis and efficient corticosteroid treatment.
好发于老年人，主要症状为颈后部、肩部、上臂、臀部和大腿肌肉疼痛，以及红细胞沉降率明显升高。考虑到动脉炎表现，强调了充分使用皮质类固醇治疗的必要性。预后取决于两个因素，即动脉炎的部位和有效的皮质类固醇治疗。
