A patient aged ≥50 years with new-onset bilateral shoulder aching plus abnormal acute-phase reactants can be classified as polymyalgia rheumatica if †at least 4 out of 6 points or ‡ at least ...
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are linked conditions that occur in the elderly. GCA is a vasculitis of large- and medium-sized vessels causing critical ischemia.