TY - JOUR T1 - Pleural and Pericardial Effusion in a Patient With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Case Presentation JO - Reumatología Clínica (English Edition) T2 - AU - Sánchez Ruiz-Granados,Elena AU - del Castillo Madrigal,Matilde AU - Romero Jiménez,Manuel Jesús SN - 21735743 M3 - 10.1016/j.reumae.2012.10.006 DO - 10.1016/j.reumae.2012.10.006 UR - https://www.reumatologiaclinica.org/en-pleural-pericardial-effusion-in-patient-articulo-S2173574313000555 AB - Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory rheumatic disease that presents with bilateral pain and stiffness affecting mainly proximal muscles. It affects individuals over 50 years of age and it is usually associated with a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Classically, treatment with low-dose corticosteroids results in a dramatic improvement in both symptoms and laboratory findings.We report the case of an 80-year-old patient presenting polymyalgia rheumatica coinciding with pleuropericardial effusion. The patient had a very good response to treatment with rapid improvement in the symptomatology and laboratory findings.Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common disease but it is rarely associated to pleuropericardial effusion. It should be considered in the differential diagnostic in patients presenting with pericardial effusion over 50 years of age due to the good response to treatment. ER -