title: Clinical implications of ultrasonography in monitoring disease activity of relapsing polychondritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan taniguchiy@kochi-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Eri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D008727:Methotrexate