title: Relapsing polychondritis presenting with stridor from bilateral vocal cord palsy.
abstract: A case of bilateral vocal cord palsy caused by relapsing polychondritis is presented. The diagnosis was not suspected preoperatively and was made solely on histopathology. A case is made for histological examination of cartilage removed during routine tracheostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT Surgery, General Infirmary, Leeds.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology