Predictors of long-term therapy with glucocorticoid in polymyalgia rheumatica

To investigate the response of glucocorticoid (GC) therapy for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and predictive factors which correspond to the long-term GC.We reviewed 93 patients with PMR who were treated with GC for more than 6 months. We compared the clinical findings between patients who achieved remission within 24 months (early-remission group, n = 40) and those who required GC therapy for more than 24 months (long-therapy group,...