| Literature DB >> 2042988 |
N D Hopkinson1, D J Shawe, J M Gumpel.
Abstract
The distinction between polymyalgia rheumatica and polymyositis is important for treatment and prognosis. Four elderly patients were diagnosed and treated for polymyalgia: raised creatine kinase led to muscle biopsy and a diagnosis of polymyositis.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2042988 PMCID: PMC1004419 DOI: 10.1136/ard.50.5.321
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103