O'Duffy J D, Hunder G G, Wahner H W
J Rheumatol. 1980 Sep-Oct;7(5):685-93.
A follow-up study of 23 patients with polymyalgia rheumatica 3.2 yr after onset and 2.6 yr after diagnosis showed that (1) 15 of 16 still had abnormal joint scans; (2) 18 of 23 still needed antiinflammatory drugs; (3) 16 of 23 believed they still had the disease; (4) erythrocyte sedimentation rates were persistently elevated beyond the 90th percentile in 11 patients (47%); and (5) 7 of 18 patients with available roentgenograms had joint abnormalities. We suggest that polymyalgia rheumatica is a chronic arthritis affecting primarily the proximal joints.
一项针对23例风湿性多肌痛患者的随访研究，在发病3.2年后及诊断2.6年后进行，结果显示：（1）16例患者中有15例关节扫描仍异常；（2）23例患者中有18例仍需使用抗炎药物；（3）23例患者中有16例认为自己仍患有该病；（4）11例患者（47%）的红细胞沉降率持续高于第90百分位数；（5）18例有X线片的患者中有7例存在关节异常。我们认为风湿性多肌痛是一种主要影响近端关节的慢性关节炎。
