Manzoni R, Vittone L, Barbera C
U.S.S.L. n. 47, Ospedale degli Infermi, Biella (Vercelli).
Minerva Med. 1990 Mar;81(3 Suppl):69-72.
Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease of undetermined cause. The most frequently seen symptom is redness and swelling of cartilaginous ear, followed by cartilage inflammation elsewhere in the body and inflammation of special sense organs. This report describes recurrent attacks of relapsing polychondritis in one patient, who responded to low doses of corticosteroid therapy. The great relevance of cutaneous vasculitis in our patient, lead us to suggest that PR may fall in to the spectrum of systemic vasculitis.
复发性多软骨炎是一种病因不明的罕见疾病。最常见的症状是软骨性耳廓红肿，其次是身体其他部位的软骨炎症以及特殊感觉器官的炎症。本报告描述了一名复发性多软骨炎患者的反复发作情况，该患者对低剂量皮质类固醇治疗有反应。我们患者中皮肤血管炎的高度相关性，使我们认为复发性多软骨炎可能属于系统性血管炎的范畴。
