Relapsing polychondritis - delayed diagnosis and fatal outcome
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Relapsing polychondritis.
Relapsing polychondritis, an uncommon, chronic, multisystem disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation of cartilaginous tissues, can be life-threatening, debilitating, and difficult to diagnose. This review is based on the authors' experience with 36 patients with relapsing polychondritis who were followed from 1980 to 1997, 30 patients located elsewhere who completed a detail...
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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, myocarditis, and nonerosive arthritis. Although the cause remains unknown, the etiology is suspected to be autoimmune. We describe a case of ...
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Relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is a unique and rarely observed autoimmune condition regarded as recurrent extensive chondritis of the auricular, nasal, and tracheal cartilages. Moreover, heart, main arteries, skin, and eyes may be involved. Several forms of clinical manifestations may be seen, and the pathogenesis still remains anonymous. A concomitant disease, particularly myelodysplasia or ot...
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Keywords Disease name and synonyms Diagnostic criteria / Definition Differential diagnosis Prevalence Laboratory findings Prognosis Management Etiology Genetic findings Diagnostic methods Genetic counseling Unresolved questions References Abstract Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology affecting the cartilage. It is characterized by recurrent epi...
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Background: There is no standardized therapeutic protocol for relapsing polychondritis (RP). Emergence of biologics holds much hope in the management of this connective tissue disease. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of biologics in patients with active RP. Methods: A systematic review of the literature using PubMed was performed through December 2010. MeSH terms and keywords we...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.58688