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The human body is made up of different parts that are interconnected. This implies the concept of a human body system, which means that whatever happens to one segment, others can also be directly or indirectly affected. Such concept is also true with arthritis condition. When a joint segment is affected with arthritis, there is a big possibility that the nearby body parts will also become infected. The possibility of one disease to give way for another ailment to develop is also one prognosis.
If no treatment is applied, polymyalgia rheumatica can trigger other infections to arise, as it has the capability to contaminate the areas nearby the affected joint segments. Evident of this is the report that manifests the case of about twenty percent of those who have polymyalgia rheumatica, who eventually develop an oversized cell arteritis -- a vasculitis condition that results to blindness. Other possible complications of polymyalgia rheumatica include minor polyarthritis and complex myeloma. Moreover, jaw claudication, headaches and scalp tenderness are also potential issues of those PMA-suffering patients. Jaw claudication is characterized by painful jaws, which can lead to chewing distress.
Any of these foreseeable complications can be avoided with a chronological artery biopsy, which can only be acquired after undergoing a thorough diagnosis. Aside from such biopsy, medications like prednisone are also prescribed by most doctors in dealing with such condition. |