RED EARS, RED EYES AND HEARING LOSS: A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol26no2.14
- Author:
Samuel Abishegam
1
;
Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya
1
;
Jeyanthi Kulasegarah
1
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Jalan Universiti, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Relapsing polychondritis;
immune mediated;
conjunctivitis;
auricular perichondritis
- MeSH:
Polychondritis, Relapsing
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2023;26(2):112-115
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a disease that confounds clinicians worldwide due to the difficulty in confirming its diagnosis and determining the best treatment plan. We report a case of a 34-year-old lady who presented with bilateral inflamed auricular swelling and red eyes, which turned out to be relapsing polychondritis. The patient was successfully treated with long-term oral steroids and is on regular follow-up. This report highlights how the subtle signs of her condition were picked up, leading to her diagnosis of RP and the treatment regime that successfully reversed her symptoms. The challenge of picking up subtle signs of the disease is best met by working as a team in a multidisciplinary setting. A literature study shows that RP is a rare disease that can present with many symptoms.
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