PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Maria ED - Matteson, Eric L. TI - Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Recent Advances and Ongoing Questions DP - 2012 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 29--30 VI - 12 IP - 19 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/19/29.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/19/29.full AB - Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease of the elderly; however, accurate diagnosis is difficult as symptoms often overlap with those of other rheumatic and inflammatory diseases. To date, the development of therapeutic approaches has been hindered by a lack of standardized classification criteria.