Relapsing polychondritis.
Inflammatory destruction of cartilages, presumably on an autoimmune basis, characterizes relapsing polychondritis, a disease of varying severity and outcome. The otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon is often the first physician contact, because the preponderance of signs and symptoms are in the head and neck, ie, auricular and nasal chondritis, ocular and auditory manifestations, and laryngotracheobronchial involvement.
Batsakis
J G
JG
Division of Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
Manning
J T
JT
D006801:Humans; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis*