Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the inflammation and destruction of cartilages, with preference for auricular, nasal and laryngotracheal cartilages. RP may also affect proteoglycan-rich structures, such as, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and heart...
La policondritis recurrente o recidivante es una enfermedad sistémica crónica autoinmune, caracterizada por la inflamación de tejidos cartilaginosos asociada en pocos casos a enfermedades malignas hematológicas. Presentamos el caso de una paciente femenina de 26 años que cursaba concomitantemente co...
Abstract Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an inflammatory disease that involves cartilaginous structures predominantly in the nose, ears, and respiratory tract. Cardiovascular involvement is not common. Despite this, they are the second cause of death in patients with RP. The structures usually affected ...
Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico,
Duramadre/diagnóstico por imagen,
Duramadre/patología,
Oído/patología,
Articulaciones de los Dedos/diagnóstico por imagen,
Articulaciones de los Dedos/patología,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Meningitis Aséptica/etiología,
Metotrexato/uso terapéutico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Policondritis Recurrente/complicaciones,
Policondritis Recurrente/diagnóstico,
Policondritis Recurrente/tratamiento farmacológico
ABSTRACT The comorbidities in relapsing polychondritis have been scarcely described in the literature. Moreover, apart from a few relapsing polychondritis epidemiological studies, no studies specifically addressing relapsing polychondritis distribution according to gender are available. Therefore, the ob...
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Comorbilidad,
Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología,
Hipertensión Pulmonar/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Policondritis Recurrente/complicaciones,
Policondritis Recurrente/fisiopatología,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales
Policondrite recidivante é uma condição rara, imunomediada, caracterizada por episódios de inflamação de estruturas cartilaginosas, principalmente orelhas, nariz, articulações e sistema respiratório. Acomete também estruturas ricas em proteoglicanos como olhos, coração, vasos sanguíneos e ou...
Purpose: This article describes a clinically-diagnosed case of relapsing polychondritis (RP), attended at the Hospital Sao Paulo, and presents a literature review of the subject. Source of research: The literature review was made via Medline (1990-96), Lilacs (1980-96), textbooks of rheumatology, and som...
