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Can Temporal Arteritis And Polymyalgia Rheumatica Reoccur?

Posted on Fri, 8 Sep 2017

Question: Can you get temporal arteritis and polymyalgia twice? I do suffer a lot with polymyalgia rheumatic a lot. Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Yes, one can get temporal arteritis and polymyalgia twice or more. If you could provide the details perhaps I could guide you further.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Thank you, should I have another blood test to find out if I have it again,i had the pain on my right side and pain combing my hair.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Taking Aleve (naproxen) could provide some relief.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. I do not think that a blood test would help. Rather, tell me the specific scenario and I would guide you accordingly. A right sided pain felt while combing hair does not necessarily mean that you have temporal arteritis. However, a clinical correlation is needed.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar