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Raised inflammatory markers
ESR can be normal in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1408 (Published 28 February 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1408
- Toby Helliwell, general practitioner and NIHR in practice research fellow1,
- Sara Muller, research associate: clinical epidemiology1,
- Samantha Hider, clinical lecturer and honorary consultant rheumatologist1
- 1Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UK
- t.helliwell{at}cphc.keele.ac.uk
It is potentially dangerous to suggest that normal inflammatory markers can be used to rule out illnesses such as giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.1 Although patients with polymyalgia rheumatica will …
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