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Relapsing polychondritis☆☆☆★★★

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1997
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Relapsing polychondritis [PDF]

São Paulo Medical Journal
PURPOSE: 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, Ary de Andrade Junior, Carlos Eduardo Bueno, Alvaro Nagib Atallah   +3 more
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Relapsing Polychondritis [PDF]

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 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,
Beata Sosada, Katarzyna Loza, Ewelina Bialo-Wojcicka   +2 more
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A case of relapsing polychondritis: a diagnostic challenge in recurrent cartilaginous inflammation and hearing loss—A case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Relapsing polychondritis is a rare, systemic autoimmune condition characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous tissues. Its symptoms are often nonspecific and can lead to misdiagnosis or delayed treatment.
Mohammedsefa Arusi Dari, Martha Mekonen Gdey, Zelalem Tadesse Wondimu, Nahom Chernet Assefa   +3 more
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Performance Characteristics of Anti-Collagen II Antibodies in Relapsing Polychondritis and Related Diseases: Prospective Analysis, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
Objective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease defined by recurrent cartilaginous inflammation. Anti–collagen II (Col2) antibodies have been proposed as a diagnostic biomarker for RP, but their performance characteristics are not well defined.
Stonick K, Ferrada MA, Fike A, Quinn KA, Turturice BA, Stein C, Grayson PC.   +6 more
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Bilateral Anterior Uveitis Revealing Relapsing Polychondritis [PDF]

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2019
Relapsing polychondritis is a potentially lethal but rare systemic autoimmune disease. The major site of inflammation is the connective tissue, usually involving the ears, nose, larynx, tracheobronchial tree, and cardiovascular system. Although scleritis
Murat Hasanreisoğlu, Hüseyin Baran Özdemir, Fulya Yaylacıoğlu, Mestan Ertop, Zeynep Aktaş   +4 more
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A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis With Severe Obstructive Ventilatory Defect Caused by a Single Flare-Up. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We 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, Kishimoto A, Namiki T, Sunabe H, Inui T, Ishikawa H, Watanabe H, Dai Y, Sakamoto T.   +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 Medicine
Relapsing 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, João Fonseca, Miguel Martins, Valter Duarte, Gisela Gonçalves, Pedro Lopes   +5 more
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Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata [PDF]

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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Hemorrhagic Stroke in Relapsing Polychondritis: A Rare Complication of a Rare Disease

Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2020
Background. Relapsing Polychondritis is a rare rheumatologic condition with multisystem involvement. Common presenting symptoms are auricular and nasal chondritis. Common complications include hearing loss and cardiac involvement.
Benjamin Chaucer, Augustus Demanes, Abriella Stone, Venkat Kakollu   +3 more
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