title: [Recurrent polychondritis (von Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger syndrome].
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis is a rare systemic disease. Main symptoms are recurrent inflammations of the cartilage tissues, the eyes, and the cardiovascular system. Etiology and pathogenesis are obscure, there are hints for an immunologic disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our patient has suffered from the disease since the age of 12 years. The patient has experienced recurrent keratitis with spontaneous ulcerations for 15 years.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik Kantonsspital Winterthur.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sturzenegger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruun
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siegenthaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Rezidivierende Polychondritis (von Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger-Syndrom).