水蒸汽疗法和多肌痛性风湿症:这是一个巧合吗?
Joshua Lee1, Sandy Lee1, Tracy U Nguyen-Oghalai1
1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Journal of family medicine and primary care
|January 8, 2024
概括
在前列腺治疗后,老年男性可能会错过多肌痛风湿症的诊断. 及时的类固醇治疗缓解了症状,突出了需要意识的需要.
科学领域:
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 多发性肌痛风湿症 (PMR) 是一种炎症性疾病,影响50岁以上的人,导致肩膀和部疼痛.
- 它的标志是炎症标志物 (ESR,CRP) 的升高,对皮质类固醇有很好的反应.
- 巨细胞动脉炎在大约30%的PMR患者中同时发生.
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