title: Relapsing polychondritis and otologic findings.
abstract: Relapsing polychondritis is a cartilage tissue disease characterized by inflammatory and destructive episodes. Elastic cartilage of the ear and nose, hyaline cartilage of the joints, hyaline cartilage of vertebra and trachea are the main involvement areas. Also organs having proteoglycan structure such as eyes, heart, blood vessels, and the inner ear can be affected. In this article otologic findings of a 54-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis were presented and discussed in the light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Manisa State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oran
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seka State Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkuru
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Corlu Tekirdag State Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ucar
keywords: Polychondritis; relapsing; sensorineural hearing loss