Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study

Giuseppe Licata, Rosario Scaglione, Daniela Colomba, Luigi Calvo, Giovanni Pistone

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Abstract

We enrolled nine consecutive patients affected by newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes mellitus. All patients were treated with etanercept (25 mg twice weekly) and prednisone and were followed up to 1 year. At the sixth-month follow-up, etanercept and prednisone were withdrawn. Patients were seen at regular intervals (days 0, 30, 60, 90, 150, 180) and the following variables determined: erythrocytes sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, fasting serum glucose, pain measured by visual analog scale, and the Health Assessment Questionnaire. Our results indicate that etanercept might have some steroid-sparing effects, but controlled investigations are needed to support etanercept use in clinical practice for this kind of patients.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)89-92
Numero di pagine4
RivistaClinical Rheumatology
Volume28
Stato di pubblicazionePublished - 2009

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Prednisone
Blood Sedimentation
Pain Measurement
C-Reactive Protein
Fasting
Diabetes Mellitus
Steroids
Glucose
Etanercept
Health
Serum

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Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study. / Licata, Giuseppe; Scaglione, Rosario; Colomba, Daniela; Calvo, Luigi; Pistone, Giovanni.

In: Clinical Rheumatology, Vol. 28, 2009, pag. 89-92.

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Licata, G, Scaglione, R, Colomba, D, Calvo, L & Pistone, G 2009, 'Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study', Clinical Rheumatology, vol. 28, pagg. 89-92.
Licata G, Scaglione R, Colomba D, Calvo L, Pistone G. Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study. Clinical Rheumatology. 2009;28:89-92.
Licata, Giuseppe ; Scaglione, Rosario ; Colomba, Daniela ; Calvo, Luigi ; Pistone, Giovanni. / Fast recovery with etanercept in patients affected by polymyalgia rheumatica and decompensated diabetes: a case-series study. In: Clinical Rheumatology. 2009 ; Vol. 28. pagg. 89-92.
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