Relapsing polychondritis presenting with stridor from bilateral vocal cord palsy.
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.
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Department of ENT Surgery, General Infirmary, Leeds.
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