Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in relapsing polychondritis.

作者信息

Kwok Seung-Ki, Seo Soo-Hong, Kim Hyun-Sook, Ju Ji Hyeon, Yoon Chong-Hyeon, Park Sung-Hwan, Kim Ho-Youn

机构信息

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, South Korea.

出版信息

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Sep;26(9):1565-7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0458-0. Epub 2006 Oct 18.

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic disease characterized by an inflammatory process involving predominantly cartilaginous structures. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) in RP has not been reported previously. We report a case of PCI in RP that was successfully treated with high oxygen and antibiotics.