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

摘要

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 consuminghigh w-6/w-3 fatty acid ratio diet. Both responded to prednisolone. Low w-3 ratio diet or fish oil should be considered forprevention of recurrence.