Types of Arthritis Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Prior to March 2nd, well-established criteria to identify patients with polymyalgia rheumatica did not exist. Polymyalgia rheumatica is a type of vasculitis. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in collaboration with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), just released classification criteria for the condition. While the classification criteria was not created to serve as a protocol for diagnosis, it should help with patient selection for clinical trials and to develop new treatments.

In the United States, about 700 per 100,000 people over 50 in the general population develop polymyalgia rheumatica. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevalence of polymyalgia rheumatica in Polymyalgia Rheumatica - What You Need to Know.

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