Assessing the feasibility of SUVindex (a metric derived from FDG PET/CT) for the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica
To evaluate the feasibility of SUV index (lesional SUVmax/liver SUVmean) as a metabolic parameter for diagnosing polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). (Source: Clinical Radiology)
Source: Clinical Radiology - June 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Suwendong Sun, Xiaoliang Shao, Xia Liu, Wanlan Jiang, Lu Zhang, Jinyun Chen, Yuetao Wang, Ting Xu, Min Wu Source Type: research
Differential diagnostics of polymyalgia rheumatica in a university hospital in Finland
CONCLUSIONS: Diagnosing PMR is challenging, even in a university hospital. One-third of the initial diagnoses of PMR changed during further evaluation and follow-up. There is a substantial risk of misdiagnosis, especially in patients with atypical presentation, and the differential diagnoses of PMR must be considered carefully.PMID:37335188 | DOI:10.1080/03009742.2023.2215044 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - June 19, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: J Paltta S Suuronen L Piril ä A Palom äki Source Type: research
Differential diagnostics of polymyalgia rheumatica in a university hospital in Finland
CONCLUSIONS: Diagnosing PMR is challenging, even in a university hospital. One-third of the initial diagnoses of PMR changed during further evaluation and follow-up. There is a substantial risk of misdiagnosis, especially in patients with atypical presentation, and the differential diagnoses of PMR must be considered carefully.PMID:37335188 | DOI:10.1080/03009742.2023.2215044 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - June 19, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: J Paltta S Suuronen L Piril ä A Palom äki Source Type: research
Humoral SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses in patients with giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: decay after primary vaccination and effects of the booster
CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the decay of humoral immunity after primary vaccination is associated with prednisolone treatment, whereas the subsequent increase after booster vaccination, was not. Patients with low antibody concentrations following primary vaccination remained at an immunogenic disadvantage after a single booster vaccination. This longitudinal study in GCA/PMR patients stresses the importance of repeated booster vaccination for patients with poor responses to primary vaccination. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.PMID:37332051 | DOI:10.1002/acr.25173 (Source: Cell Research)
Source: Cell Research - June 18, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Yannick van Sleen Kornelis Sm van der Geest Anne-Marie Buisman Maria Sandovici Debbie van Baarle Elisabeth Brouwer Source Type: research
Patient-reported outcomes provide evidence for increased depressive symptoms and increased mental impairment in giant cell arteritis
CONCLUSION: PRO show a relevant impairment of mental health up to symptoms of major depression disorder. The degree of depressive symptoms is also distinctly associated with the serological inflammatory marker CRP.PMID:37324155 | PMC:PMC10262919 | DOI:10.3389/fmed.2023.1146815 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - June 16, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Matthias Froehlich Antonia Zahner Marc Schmalzing Michael Gernert Patrick-Pascal Strunz Sebastian Hueper Jan Portegys Eva Christina Schwaneck Ottar Gadeholt Andrea K übler Johannes Hewig Philipp Ziebell Source Type: research
Patient-reported outcomes provide evidence for increased depressive symptoms and increased mental impairment in giant cell arteritis
CONCLUSION: PRO show a relevant impairment of mental health up to symptoms of major depression disorder. The degree of depressive symptoms is also distinctly associated with the serological inflammatory marker CRP.PMID:37324155 | PMC:PMC10262919 | DOI:10.3389/fmed.2023.1146815 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - June 16, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Matthias Froehlich Antonia Zahner Marc Schmalzing Michael Gernert Patrick-Pascal Strunz Sebastian Hueper Jan Portegys Eva Christina Schwaneck Ottar Gadeholt Andrea K übler Johannes Hewig Philipp Ziebell Source Type: research
