title: [Relapsing polychondritis: report of 4 cases].
abstract: Four cases of Relapsing Polychondritis followed in the Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual de Sao Paulo, since 1985, are reported and discussed. Relapsing Polychondritis, an auto-immune disease that destroys the pinnal and nasal cartilage has been observed occasionally around the world. Since it was first defined and described, in 1923, about 250 cases have been reported.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olival Costa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alcantara Maia
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Polychondrite atrophiante: à propos de quatre cas.