Clinical analysis of 11 patients with relapsing polychondritis
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1781.2009.14.001
- VernacularTitle:复发性多软骨炎11例临床分析
- Author:
Yang HUANG
;
Jian MEI
;
Qin LI
;
Chunchun CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
polychondritis,relapsing;
diagnosis;
treatment
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2009;(14):625-627
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To improve the understanding of the clinical feature and early diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis(RP). Method: Eleven patients with RP were analyzed retrospectively and the reported literatures were reviewed. Result: Nine cases had initial involvement of auricular cartilage while two polyarthritis. The treatment of 2RP patients with respiralory tract involvement was invalid and 1 patient died. Nine cases were initially misdiagnosed, with a misdiagnosis rate of 81.82%. Conclusion: RP involves cartilage and connective tissue. The prognosis with respiralory tract involvement is poor. RP is a sort of paroxysmal and progressive inflammation involving cartilages all over the body with a variety of clinical manifestations. Early diagnosis of RP is based on full understanding of its clinical features.
