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KMID : 0356920080540040459
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008 Volume.54 No. 4 p.459 ~ p.463
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Relapsing Polychondritis with Subglottic Stenosis Diagnosed after Tonsillectomy - A case report -
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Sung Choon-Ho
Park Jung-Hyun
Lim Su-JIn
Choi Yong-Woo
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Abstract
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Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease of unclear pathogenesis and may present with the multisystem involvements and varied presentations, courses and responses to the therapy. The respiratory complaints or history such as dyspnea or snoring deserve to be in consideration, especially in the cases of no specific causes and must be ruled out the rare autoimmune airway diseases such as relapsing polychondritis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, rhinoscleroma, or amyloidosis resulting in serious airway obstruction without adequate management. In this report we described a case of 15-year-old young male with the delayed diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis with intractable subglottic stenosis during the course of the management for several months despite of tonsillectomy for the relief of the airway obstruction.
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KEYWORD
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airway obstruction, subglottic stenosis, tonsillectomy
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