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Are Welts In Face And Jaw Caused Due To Stopping Polymyalgia Medication?

IF SOMEONE HAS POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA AND HAD GIANT CELL ARTERITIS...WAS TAKING STEROIDS BUT STOPPED IT BECAUSE OF NO SYMPTOMS...SUDDENLY DEVELOPS WELTS ON ONE SIDE OF FACE AND JAW....COULD THAT BE THE SAME DIAGNOSES OF POLYMYALGIA OR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS??
Mon, 9 Mar 2020
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Hi,

Steroids when started for chronic use, should not be stopped abruptly since it can lead to relapse. People who start at higher doses or taper off the medication too quickly are more likely to have a relapse. More than half of the people with polymyalgia rheumatica have at least one relapse when tapering off the corticosteroids. Relapses (flares) are treated by increasing your drug dosage for a while then tapering again.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Saranya Ramadoss, General & Family Physician
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Are Welts In Face And Jaw Caused Due To Stopping Polymyalgia Medication?

Hi, Steroids when started for chronic use, should not be stopped abruptly since it can lead to relapse. People who start at higher doses or taper off the medication too quickly are more likely to have a relapse. More than half of the people with polymyalgia rheumatica have at least one relapse when tapering off the corticosteroids. Relapses (flares) are treated by increasing your drug dosage for a while then tapering again. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Saranya Ramadoss, General & Family Physician