A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis.
- Author:
Young Gull KIM
;
Jeong Hoon JANG
;
Jong Seong AHN
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
;
Seok Joon PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Relapsing polychondritis
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Basophils;
Cartilage;
Dapsone;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Polychondritis, Relapsing*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(5):676-678
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the cartilaginous structures throughout the body. Although there is no pathognomonic laboratory tests, clinical features, when coupled with histopathologic findings, enable one to make a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis. A 26-year-old man presented with purplish, swollen, and tender auricles and injected eyes. His symptoms had developed eight months ago and fluctuated irrespective of various medications such as corticosteroids and antibiotics. Histopathologic examination revealed loss of basophilic staining of the cartilage with some dissolution of its structures. Treatment was initiated with dapsone, However, the remission was too immediate to be considered as a effect of dapsone.
