The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association  1999;6(3):265-271

A Case of Cutaneous Panniculitis in Relapsing Polychondritis.

Hyun Chul JUNG 1 ; Jun Hyeop AN ; Sang Heun SONG ; Sung Il KIM ; Ihm Soo KWAK ; Ha Yeon RHA ; Mee Young SOL

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Keywords

Relapsing polychondritis; Cutaneous panniculitis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease characterized by widespread destructive inflammatory lesions, involving cartilaginous tissue throughout the body. Commonly involved organs include the external ear, nose, joints, eyes, tracheobronchial tree, cardiovascular system and cutaneous tissues. Erythema nodosum or mesenteric panniculitis have sometimes been described in association with relapsing polychondritis, but cutaneous panniculitis is rarely reported in relapsing polychondritis. We report here a relapsing polychondritis patient who developed cutaneous panniculitis, which was resolved by corticosteroid therapy.