A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Presented as Fever of Unknown Origin.
- Author:
Ji Hyang KIM
1
;
Suk Jin AHN
;
Jin Seok KIM
;
Hoon Suk CHA
;
Jeong Ho HAN
;
Eun Mi KOH
;
Jae Hoon SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Relapsing polychondritis;
Fever of unknown origin
- MeSH:
Autoimmune Diseases;
Diagnosis;
Fever of Unknown Origin*;
Fever*;
Polychondritis, Relapsing*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2000;7(1):62-66
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with episodic but potentially progressive inflammatory manifestations. Auricular, articular and nasal manifestations are the most frequent disturbances. Fever is one of the manifestations of this disease but it rarely appears as an initial presentation. In this situation, the diagnosis is delayed until other manifestations are obvious. We report a case of relapsing polychondritis, which was presented as fever of unknown origin. Ten months after the onset of fever, auricular chondritis appeared and gave us the key to diagnosis.
