title: [Chronic atrophic polychondritis. Report of three cases, with ultrastructural study by electron microscopy].
abstract: The authors report 3 cases of chronic atrophic polychondritis with clinical signs characteristic of the disease. The 3 patients had deafness of perceptive type, very severe in one case. In one case, the relationship between inflammatory rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis is discussed. The 3 cases include a pathological study under the electron microscope of the cartilage of the ear. Certain ultrastructural peculiarities observed (dense perichondrocyte granules) are compared with the data in the literature.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: La polychondrite chronique atrophiante: à propos de trois cas, vec étude ultra-structurale en microscopie électronique.