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We present the first report of PMR/GCA occurring in husband and wife in Great Britain. The aetiology of the condition remains unclear but recent reports suggesting case clustering and 3 other reports of spouses developing PMR/GCA support the hypothesis that an infective agent may be implicated.
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Kyle, M.V., Hazleman, B.L. & King, R.H. Polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis in husband and wife. Clin Rheumatol 3, 395–396 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032349
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