Rheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Avenida Simón Bolívar Cra. 98 No. 18-49 Cali, Colombia.
Rheumatol Int. 2012 Feb;32(2):541-3. doi: 10.1007/s00296-010-1686-9. Epub 2011 Jan 26.
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and destruction of all type of body cartilage, and the cartilage trauma may be a trigger of the disease in a susceptible person. We describe the clinical and laboratory findings in a group of 18 patients with RP with (7 cases) or without (11 cases) anteceding cartilage trauma. The mean age was 41 years in the group with cartilage trauma and 55 years in the group without cartilage trauma. For both groups, female gender was predominant. All patients presented with auricular chondritis. Systemic manifestations and autoimmunity were more common in patients with anteceding trauma.
复发性多软骨炎（RP）是一种自身免疫性疾病，其特征为所有类型的身体软骨发生炎症和破坏，而软骨创伤可能是易感人群发病的一个诱因。我们描述了一组 18 例伴有（7 例）或不伴有（11 例）先前软骨创伤的 RP 患者的临床和实验室发现。有软骨创伤的组的平均年龄为 41 岁，无软骨创伤的组的平均年龄为 55 岁。对于这两组，女性均占优势。所有患者均出现耳廓软骨炎。有先前创伤的患者更常出现全身表现和自身免疫。
