Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition characterized by pain and morning stiffness at the neck, shoulders and hip girdle. It can be associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA); in fact, the two disorders may represent a continuum of the same disease process. This case describes a patient who initially refused treatment for PMR…
![Course of treatment over time](https://www.the-rheumatologist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/THR_1118_pg19a-150x150.png)