Laryngotracheal Involvement as the Initial Manifestation of Relapsing Polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystemic disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous and noncartilaginous tissues. When laryngotracheal or bronchial cartilages are involved, the disease can be life-threatening and needs aggressive treatment. Upper airway complaints...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Chinese Medical Association 2005-06, Vol.68 (6), p.279-282
Hauptverfasser:	Chang, Shu-Jen, Lu, Chong-Chen, Chung, Yu-Mei, Lee, Shinn-Shing, Chou, Chung-Tei, Huang, De-Feng
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Airway Obstruction - etiology Cough - etiology Dyspnea - etiology Female Humans Laryngeal Diseases - complications laryngotracheal involvement Middle Aged Polychondritis, Relapsing - complications relapsing polychondritis subglottic stenosis Tracheal Diseases - complications Tracheostomy
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