TY - JOUR T1 - Giant cell arteritis in general practice JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 337 LP - 346 VL - 26 IS - 166 AU - D. J. Rhodes Y1 - 1976/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/26/166/337.abstract N2 - The clinical syndrome of polymyalgia rheumatica is reviewed. The relationship of this disease with temporal arteritis is discussed, and I consider both syndromes have a pathological basis of generalised giant cell arteritis. Seven cases of polymyalgia and four cases of temporal arteritis were recorded during the six-year period (1969-1975) in one general practice. The outlines of management are discussed, with a plea for earlier recognition of the syndromes of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis in general practice. ER -