Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Arthritis / complications
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Arthritis / diagnosis
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Biopsy
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Ear Cartilage / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Polychondritis, Relapsing / complications
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Polychondritis, Relapsing / diagnosis*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
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Trachea / pathology
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Tracheal Stenosis / complications
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Tracheal Stenosis / diagnosis