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KMID : 0374920050260010107
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Inje Medical Journal
2005 Volume.26 No. 1 p.107 ~ p.110
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A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Presnted a Arthritis
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Uhm Min-sik
Cho Joo-Yeon
Park Won-Wo
Seo Seung-Chul
Lee Jin-Ho
Choi Hye-Young
Lee Chan-Hee
Lim So-Dug
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Abstract
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Relapsing polychondritis is an uncommon multisystemic disease which is characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation and progressive destruction of cartilaginous tissue. The cause of relapsing polychondritis is unclear and suspected to be autoimmune pathophysiology. It involves cartilage of nose, vertebra, trachea, peripheral joint as well as structures of eye, heart, blood vessels or inner ear. Auricular chondritis is present in almost all patients, and multiple arthritis, nasal chondritis, saddle nose, eye involvement, laryngotracheal involvement and skin manifestations are also present.
We report a case of relapsing polychondritis presented a arthritis with review of literatures.
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KEYWORD
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Relapsing polychondritis, Arthritis, Auricular chondritis
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