Intracranial aneurysm associated with relapsing polychondritis

We describe a 50-year-old man with relapsing polychondritis (RP) involving auricular cartilage, uveitis and hearing loss, who had an aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery. Intracranial aneurysm is a rare manifestation of RP.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 2001-07, Vol.43 (7), p.565-566
Hauptverfasser:	COUMBARAS, M, BOULIN, A, PIETTE, A. M, GRAVELEAU, P, BLETRY, O, PIEROT, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Humans Intracranial Aneurysm - complications Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Polychondritis, Relapsing - complications Radiography Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - diagnostic imaging Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a 50-year-old man with relapsing polychondritis (RP) involving auricular cartilage, uveitis and hearing loss, who had an aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery. Intracranial aneurysm is a rare manifestation of RP.
ISSN:	0028-3940 1432-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s002340100541