Relapsing polychondritis [PDF]
Joint Bone Spine, 2014 Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic disease characterized by recurrent, widespread chondritis of the auricular, nasal, and tracheal cartilages. Additional clinical features include audiovestibular dysfunction, ocular inflammation, vasculitis,
Xavier Puéchal
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Relapsing polychondritis [PDF]
São Paulo Medical JournalPURPOSE: This article describes a clinically-diagnosed case of relapsing polychondritis (RP), attended at the Hospital São Paulo, and presents a literature review of the subject.
Lincoln Sakiara Miyasaka +3 more
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A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis With Severe Obstructive Ventilatory Defect Caused by a Single Flare-Up. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe present a case of relapsing polychondritis with a rapidly progressive obstructive ventilatory defect caused by a single flare‐up, despite significant improvements in the thickening of the airway walls after starting steroid administration. Although the airway walls appeared normal on computed tomography after starting treatment, tracheobronchial ...
Nakagawa R +8 more
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Respiratory-predominant relapsing polychondritis: the role of PET scan in making this challenging diagnosis [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineRelapsing polychondritis is a rare, immune-mediated, multisystemic disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous and proteoglycan-rich tissues. Its diagnosis may be challenging due to its rarity and wide clinical variability. It can be
Daniela Alves +5 more
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Clinical Manifestations and Treatment in Patients With Relapsing Polychondritis: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study. [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatolObjective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, heterogeneous, multisystem disease lacking standard treatment guidelines. This study describes clinical manifestations in association with approaches to treatment. Methods Adults with physician‐diagnosed RP were recruited into a multicenter observational cohort study.
Yang R +9 more
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Relapsing Polychondritis: An Updated Review
Biomedicines, 2018 Relapsing polychondritis is an immune-mediated systemic disease characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation of cartilaginous and proteoglycan-rich tissues, resulting in progressive anatomical deformation and functional impairment of the involved ...
Francesco Borgia +2 more
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Recurrent lymphocytic meningitis and progressive dementia: manifestations of relapsing polychondritis: a case report [PDF]
BMC NeurologyBackground Recurrent polychondritis is an immune-mediated systemic disease that affects cartilaginous and non-cartilaginous structures. Despite being rare, multiple neurological manifestations have been described, such as involvement of cranial nerves ...
Vanessa Ocampo-Piraquive +3 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 DermatolInternational Journal of Dermatology, Volume 64, Issue 7, Page 1307-1309, July 2025.
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Relapsing polychondritis: commentary
Reumatismo, 2002 Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology characterized by episodic inflammation of cartilage and potentially progressive degeneration of cartilaginous tissue, such as auricular, nasal and laryngotracheobronchial ...
I. Herrera, A. Mannoni, R.D. Altman
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Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2016 Arulprakash Sarangapani +2 more
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