Radiological evolution of relapsing polychondritis
Ojemakinde, O.; Reddy, T.; Previgliano, C.; Sangster, G.; Wellikoff, A.; Gonzalez-Toledo, E.
Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society Official Organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society 166(2): 56-59
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-6921 PMID: 25075595 Document Number: 676714
Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) is a systemic condition characterized by chronic, episodic inflammation, especially of cartilaginous and proteoglycan-rich structures. The etiology of this rare autoimmune disease is unknown, and so far, there is very little data available for non-Caucasians. RP presents with a constellation of non-specific inflammation, which sometimes appear in characteristic locations. Radiology is important in supporting the diagnosis, and this paper presents a case of a non-Caucasian patient monitored radiologically from early onset to the terminal stages.