polymyalgia rheumatica: Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory condition that often affects people over the age of 50 years. Characteristic symptoms are shoulder and hip girdle pain and prolonged morning stiffness. Markers of inflammation are often elevated.
| Name | GIANT_CELL_TEMP_ARTERITIS |
|---|---|
| Long name | Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M315 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M315 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Arteritis gigantocellularis cum polymyalgia reumatica |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 421 | 273 | 148 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 68.11 | 67.76 | 68.76 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.36 | 5.49 | 10.81 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 56.06 | 54.95 | 58.11 |
before Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
after Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
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