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Polymyalgia rheumatica can recur years after discontinuation of corticosteroid therapy
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, 09/08/09
Docken WP et al. – The course of PMR is not uniformly monophasic, and patient and physician should remain alert to the possibility of recurring disease.
Methods- 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
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