[Polychondritis chronica atrophicans].
Report on a patient suffering from relapsing polychondritis, who showed the cardinal manifestations on ears, eyes and joints, as well as a leucocytoclastic vasculitis and erythema nodosum-like lesions. Corticosteroids (prednisone 50 mg daily) have been effective in controlling all clinical symptoms.
D001284:Atrophy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
Polychondritis chronica atrophicans.