title: [Relapsing polychondritis. Apropos a case].
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease of undetermined cause. The most frequently seen symptom is redness and swelling of cartilaginous ear, followed by cartilage inflammation elsewhere in the body and inflammation of special sense organs. This report describes recurrent attacks of relapsing polychondritis in one patient, who responded to low doses of corticosteroid therapy. The great relevance of cutaneous vasculitis in our patient, lead us to suggest that PR may fall in to the spectrum of systemic vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: U.S.S.L. n. 47, Ospedale degli Infermi, Biella (Vercelli).
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manzoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vittone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barbera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011282:Pregnenediones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011282:Pregnenediones; C021988:deflazacort
vernacular_title: Policondrite recidivante. A proposito di un caso.