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Polymyalgia rheumatica and pericardial tamponade
  1. A Brucato,
  2. G Brambilla
  1. Divisione Medica “Brera”, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr G Brambilla, Divisione Medica “Brera”, Via Mameli 46, 20129, Milan, Italy;
    brambil{at}tiscalinet.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.61.3.283

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    Polymyalgia rheumatica causes symmetrical stiffness in the neck, shoulder, and pelvic girdles, and affects middle aged and elderly people, with a higher incidence among women. A group of systemic, non-specific complaints such as weight loss, moderate fever, asthenia, and persistent high erythrocyte sedimentation rate are other clinical features.

    The association of polymyalgia rheumatica and pericardial effusion has already been described in two cases.1,2

    A 73 year old woman …

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