title: Relapsing polychondritis: a rare etiology of dysphonia and novel approach to treatment.
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis affects the airway in half of all diagnosed patients. The traditional approach to the treatment of relapsing polychondritis in all sites is oral steroids and other immune-modulating drugs. We present a case of laryngeal relapsing polychondritis treated with local injections of steroid in the face of oral therapy failure. The novel approach is discussed and the disease process is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery, Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Woodbury
authors.forename: Libby J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone