Table 4.

Mimics of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

Mimics of giant cell arteritisMimics of polymyalgia rheumatica
Sinusitis
Dental or temporo-mandibular local disease
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
Subacute thyroiditis
Chronic infections
Trigeminal neuralgia
Malignancy
artherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Fibromyalgia
Shoulder bursitis/tendonitis
Cervical spondylosis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Statin-induced myositis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Hypothyroidism
Chronic infections
Polymyositis
Malignancy (eg multiple myeloma)
Amyloidosis