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. 2021 May;88(3):105150.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105150. Epub 2021 Feb 4.

Can SARS-CoV-2 trigger relapse of polymyalgia rheumatica?

Ciro Manzo  1 , Alberto Castagna  2 , Giovanni Ruotolo  3
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Can SARS-CoV-2 trigger relapse of polymyalgia rheumatica?

Ciro Manzo et al. Joint Bone Spine. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Interleukin-6; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Relapse of disease; SARS-CoV-2.

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Schematic representation of the underbalance following the overproduction of interleukin-6 induced by SARS-CoV-2 in patient with polymyalgia rheumatica in remission after glucocorticoid therapy.
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