Relapsing polychondritis is a systemic disease characterized by repeated episodes of inflammation and in some cases deterioration of cartilage. The disease...
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syndrome include periorbital angioedema, uveitis and scleritis, relapsing polychondritis, and polyarteritis nodosa. Inflammation may also affect the lungs...
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It takes several forms, osteochondritis, costochondritis, and relapsing polychondritis among them. Costochondritis is notable for feeling like a heart...
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syndrome Scleroderma Polymyositis Dermatomyositis Behçet's disease Relapsing polychondritis Arthritis associated with spondylitis (i.e. spondarthritis) Ankylosing...
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and relapsing. Autoimmune recurrent chondritis of the larynx, tracheobronchial tree, nose, ears, and mouth is known as relapsing polychondritis (RP)...
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Infliximab is the most frequently used biological agent in treating relapsing polychondritis. Half of the patients saw benefit from this treatment, and a few...
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inflammatory injury of auricular connective tissue such as in relapsing polychondritis (RP), a rare rheumatologic disorder in which recurrent episodes...
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HLA-B27. Conjunctivitis is associated with the autoimmune disease relapsing polychondritis. Cultures are not often taken or needed as most cases resolve either...
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a condition associated with nasal trauma, congenital syphilis, relapsing polychondritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cocaine abuse, and leprosy,...
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for whom antihistamines and other first-line agents have failed. Relapsing polychondritis. There are no clinical trials but there are many case reports that...
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