The Open Nutraceuticals Journal

2009, 2 : 136-139
Published online 2009 December 31. DOI: 10.2174/1876396000902010136
Publisher ID: TONUTRAJ-2-136

Association of High w-6/w-3 Ratio Diet with an Ophthalmic Emergency in Patient with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

Z. Macejová and R.B. Singh
3-rd internal clinic, Faculty of Medicine, safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia.

ABSTRACT

This is a report of two patients, one having polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and another with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Both the patients had raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein and were consuming high w-6/w-3 fatty acid ratio diet. Both responded to prednisolone. Low w-3 ratio diet or fish oil should be considered for prevention of recurrence.

Keywords:

Inflammation, diet, joint pain.