Relapsing polychondritis and Reiter's syndrome.
We describe a case of relapsing polychondritis associated with Reiter's Syndrome in a 46-year-old white man. Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology associated in about 30% of cases with other rheumatic disorders such as connective tissue diseases, vasculitis and exceptionally, seronegative spondyloarthritis. We found this association only once in our review of the literature.
Silva
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Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
Branco
J C
JC
de Matos
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da Silva
J C
JC
Almeida
O
O
Queiros
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MV
D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology