2012 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Classifies polymyalgia rheumatica by expert consensus recommendations.
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This tool should only be used in patients who: are ≥50 years of age, present with bilateral shoulder pain, and who have an abnormal ESR and/or CRP.
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Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta
About the creator
Bhaskar Dasgupta, MD, holds an honorary professorship at Essex University and a visiting professorship at Anglia Ruskin University in England. He is also the head of rheumatology and clinical director of research and audit at Southend University Hospital. Dr. Dasgupta’s primary research is focused on polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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