SEVERE TRACHEOSTENOSIS IN RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS--A REPORT OF 3 CASES
- VernacularTitle:复发性多软骨炎合并气管严重狭窄(附3例报告)
- Author:
Jian SHI
;
Chunhua YANG
;
Feng HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
polychondritis, relapsing;
tracheostenosis;
treatment
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1981;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To study the etiology and treatment of relapsing polychondritis, especially tracheostenosis, 3 patients with severe relapsing polychondritis complicated with severe tracheostenosis were presented. The clinical features, criteria of diagnosis, etiology, therapy and prognosis were discussed. All the 3 cases were female. They were misdiagnosed as laryngopharyngeal inflammation with severe tracheostenosis, so that their correct diagnosis and treatment were delayed. The report and discussion of such cases are helpful to its early diagnosis and improve ment of their prognosis.
