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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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: 510-513, 1999.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-651872
RESUMO
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disorder that involves a multisystem characterized by recurrent inflammation, degeneration of cartilage and connective tissue. The following tissues, in the order of decreasing frequency, may be involved: auricules, joint, nose, eyes, respiratory tract, heart valve and skin. The cause is unknown but an autoimmune mechanism has been thought to be the causative factor. Authors have recently experienced a case of relapsing polychondritis in a 71 year old man diagnosed by direct immunofluoroscene and auricular chondritis.