Atypical relapsing polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis is a disease of unknown etiology whose main characteristic is the chronic inflammation and destruction of the different cartilaginous structures of the body. A rare case is presented, the rareness being the fact that ear cartilage was not affected and that the destructive ar...

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Published in:	Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 6; no. 11; p. 593
Main Authors:	Abreu González, J, González Martín, I, Jorge Hernández, J A, Santolaria Fernández, F, González Reimers, E, Hernández Nieto, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-11-1989
Subjects:	Arthritis - complications Arthritis - diagnosis Biopsy Ear Cartilage - pathology Female Humans Middle Aged Polychondritis, Relapsing - complications Polychondritis, Relapsing - diagnosis Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology Trachea - pathology Tracheal Stenosis - complications Tracheal Stenosis - diagnosis
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Summary:	Relapsing polychondritis is a disease of unknown etiology whose main characteristic is the chronic inflammation and destruction of the different cartilaginous structures of the body. A rare case is presented, the rareness being the fact that ear cartilage was not affected and that the destructive arthropathy was similar to that produced by rheumatoid arthritis.
ISSN:	0212-7199