title: Aseptic meningitis and ischemic stroke in relapsing polychondritis.
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures. Its involvement of central nervous system is uncommon. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman whose initial manifestations were RP and meningitis and whose subsequent attack of RP was associated with a left cerebral infarction. The patient responded to steroid therapy in both attacks of RP.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kai-Cheng
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Yih-Ru
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Rong-Kuo
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lyu
authors.forename: Lok-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000209:etiology*; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications*