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Relapsing polychondritis—two cases with tracheal stenosis and inner ear involvement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

L. J. Clark ,
R. A. Wakeel  and
A. D. Ormerod
L. J. Clark*
Affiliation:
Aberdeen
R. A. Wakeel
Affiliation:
Aberdeen
A. D. Ormerod
Affiliation:
Aberdeen
*
The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Wolfson Laboratory for Molecular Pathology, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD.
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Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease which often presents firstly to ear, nose and throat (ENT) departments. Its complications, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and neurological are life-threatening; thus it is important to recognize the disease and its complications early. Treatment for relapsing polychondritis may have serious side-effects which should be taken into account when managing these patients. We report two young patients with relapsing polychondritis and their treatments; both had severe tracheal stenosis responding in one case to pharmacological and in the other to surgical intervention.

Keywords

Cartilage diseasesRelapsing polychondritisTracheal stenosisHearing losssensorineural
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 9 , September 1992 , pp. 841 - 844
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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