title: Relapsing polychondritis: autoimmunity to type II collagen and treatment with cyclosporin A.
abstract: A case of relapsing polychondritis (RPC) with strongly positive antibodies to both native and denatured type II collagen is reported. This is only the second report of the use of cyclosporin A in the treatment of RPC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anstey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mayou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Clague
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Munro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001323:Autoantibodies; D016572:Cyclosporine; D003094:Collagen