title: Ear, nose and throat manifestations of relapsing polychondritis in a child.
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disorder, that can present initially to Otolaryngologists and can easily be overlooked due to its relative rarity and atypical initial symptoms and signs. Here we report on a 12-year-old schoolboy who presented initially with ear, nose and throat manifestations, including stridor, cough, hoarseness, sore throat and fever. The other clinical signs such as nasal tip, depression and softening of right auricle, developed subsequently. The clinical features, laboratory investigations, diagnostic criteria and treatment options were discussed with a brief review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. drfadlent@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Fadl
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Oyetunji
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Nour
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever; D006685:Hoarseness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D008727:Methotrexate