Polymyalgia rheumatica: A case series from Colombia and analysis of Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory disease in patients over 50 years. Information about the disease in Latin America (LATAM) is scarce. We aimed to evaluate a group of Colombian patients with PMR and to conduct a systematic review of PMR in LATAM.

Methods

A multicentric retrospective study was performed. Medical records of 256 PMR patients were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups, those fulfilling the 2012 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for PMR and those who did not (i.e., clinical diagnosis). A systematic literature review and meta regression was performed comparing Colombian vs LATAM patients.

Results

From 256 patients, 145 (56.6%) fulfilled the

SUBMITTER: Toro-Gutierrez CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8391016 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature