title: [Chronic atrophying polychrondritis].
abstract: After the description of the clinical signs (chondritis, arthritis, eye signs, cardiovascular signs) and laboratory signs of chronic atrophying polychrondritis, the authors study its pathology and the electron microscope findings, its diagnosis and the most recently proposed criteria, its course and therapeutic difficulties, its classification and finally discuss recent biochemical and immunologic data and the pathogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Polychondrite chronique atrophiante