Relapsing polychondritis with severe aortic insufficiency.
Clin Rheumatol
; 4(4): 474-80, 1985 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3913557
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by auricular, nasal and respiratory tract chondritis, ocular inflammation, inflammatory polyarthritis and cardiovascular abnormalities. Here we describe a patient with a five-year history of mild nasal and auricular chondritis, which suddenly developed into a severe aortic insufficiency with rest dyspnea. The pathogenesis and the management of this rare connective tissue disease are discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Insuficiência da Valva Aórtica
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Policondrite Recidivante
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1985
Tipo de documento:
Article