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Whole-body MRI undresses polymyalgia rheumatica

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology that can be extremely disabling when active. Glucocorticoids are currently the therapy of choice for patients with PMR, but responsiveness to treatment varies considerably. The identification of different morphological patterns of disease defined by distinct extracapsular or capsular-based inflammation might, at least in part, explain this variability in responses to treatment.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Medicine, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, 10117, Germany

    Frank Buttgereit

  2. Division of Rheumatology and Division of Epidemiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,

    Eric L. Matteson

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    Eric L. Matteson

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Buttgereit, F., Matteson, E. Whole-body MRI undresses polymyalgia rheumatica. Nat Rev Rheumatol 12, 140–141 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2015.163

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