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Relapsing polychondritis with large airway involvement

Respirology Case Reports, 2020
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by episodic and progressive cartilaginous inflammation. Its clinical presentation is vastly divergent and can affect various organs.
Christiaan Yu, Simon A. Joosten
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Comparison of relapsing polychondritis patients with and without central nervous system involvement: A retrospective study of 181 patients

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2021
The relapsing polychondritis (RP) patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement were rare. We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of RP patients with CNS involvement. The clinical data of 181 RP patients, hospitalized at Peking Union
Xiaoyu Cao, Lixiu Zhu, Huijuan Li, Li Jiang, Dong Xu, Jiu-Liang Zhao, Jiaxin Zhou, Fengchun Zhang, Y. Hou, Xiaofeng Zeng   +9 more
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Simultaneous Placement of Multiple Airway Stents in Three Patients With Extensive Airway Stenosis: A Case Series. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report three cases in which multiple self‐expanding metallic stents (SEMS) were deployed using flexible bronchoscopy under local anaesthesia. In all cases, stent placement successfully relieved airway stenosis, improved oxygenation, and alleviated dyspnoea without major complications.
Toyama S, Fujita K, Fujimoto N, Okada Y, Yoshimura S, Tanizawa K.   +5 more
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FDG-PET/CT and Auricular Cartilage Biopsy Are Useful for Diagnosing with Relapsing Polychondritis in Patients without Auricular Symptoms

Life, 2021
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilage. Although auricular chondritis is a characteristic finding in RP, it can be difficult to diagnose in the absence ...
Saki Okuda, Y. Hirooka, T. Itami, Y. Nozaki, M. Sugiyama, K. Kinoshita, M. Funauchi, I. Matsumura   +7 more
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Relapsing polychondritis: prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and its risk factors, and general disease features according to gender

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
The comorbidities in relapsing polychondritis have been scarcely described in the literature. Moreover, apart from a few relapsing polychondritis epidemiological studies, no studies specifically addressing relapsing polychondritis distribution according ...
Pablo Arturo Olivo Pallo, Maurício Levy-Neto, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo   +3 more
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Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata

Case Reports in Medicine, 2010
A case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented. Similar cases from the literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered. Although the occurrence of these diseases together could be
John C. Starr, Nidhika Taneja, George W. Brasher   +2 more
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VEXAS syndrome initially presenting as relapsing polychondritis and progressing into neutrophilic dermatosis with systemic symptoms over a 5-year period. [PDF]

Int J Dermatol
International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 64, Issue 7, Page 1307-1309, July 2025.
Kashino K, Tsuchida N, Maeda A, Uchiyama Y, Kirino Y, Matsumoto N, Hamada T.   +6 more
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Autoimmunity and Autoinflammation: Relapsing Polychondritis and VEXAS Syndrome Challenge

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Relapsing polychondritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory condition characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation at the level of cartilaginous structures and tissues rich in proteoglycans.
A. Cardoneanu, I. Rezus, A. Burlui, P. Richter, I. Bratoiu, I. Mihai, L. Macovei, E. Rezuș   +7 more
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Co-occurrence of relapsing polychondritis and autoimmune thyroid diseases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilaginous tissues. RP has characteristics of autoimmune disease and some reports have noted co-occurrence with autoimmune thyroid ...
T. Nakajima, H. Yoshifuji, Y. Yamano, K. Yurugi, Y. Miura, T. Maekawa, Tsuneyasu Yoshida, H. Handa, K. Ohmura, T. Mimori, C. Terao   +10 more
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An Interesting Case of Relapsing Polychondritis in A Young Girl [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Relapsing polychondritis is an acute, recurrent and progressive inflammation and degeneration of cartilage and connective tissue including that within the tracheobronchial tree affecting men and women equally and usually in the middle age.
Shibani V Anchan, Santosh S Garag, Arun Kumar J S, K C Prasad, Poorvi V Sharma   +4 more
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