A case of polychondritis in a patient with Behçet's disease.
Polychondritis is an inflammatory disorder that affects various catilagenous structures, and the clinical features include auricular, nasal and respiratory tract chondritis. It also involves the eyes, audiovestibular apparatus, joints and vascular structures. Polychondritis can be associated with several rheumatologic diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic vasculitis. However, polychondritis is a rare complication of Behçet's disease (BD) and only ten cases with combined BD and polychondritis have been reported on around the world. In this report, we describe a 40-year-old Korean man with BD who suffered from polychondritis that manifested as bilateral auricular chondritis, conjunctivitis and arthritis.
Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mi-Kyung
MK
Kim
Kyung-Su
KS
Park
Jun-Ki
JK
Min
Chul-Soo
CS
Cho
Ho-Youn
HY
Kim
D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications*