[Laryngo-tracheal involvement in chronic atrophic polychondritis. X-ray computed tomographic aspects].
CT patterns of a relapsing polychondritis affecting the laryngeal cartilages are reported in a 42-year-old man with a 10-year medical history of this disease, corresponding to an irregular enlargement of the cricoid, thyroid cartilages and tracheal rings, with a moderate endoluminal narrowing. CT is useful to differentiate this rare inflammatory disease from others causes of airway narrowing, and could help in certain cases of diagnosis of beginning polychondritis.
Carrié
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Service de Radiologie, CHU G. Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand.
Russier
M
M
Gilain
L
L
Boyer
L
L
De Riberolles
C
C
Viallet
J F
JF
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Atteinte laryngo-trachéale d'une polychondrite chronique atrophiante. Aspects tomodensitométriques.