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RESPIRATORY OBSTRUCTION DUE TO RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS IN A CHINESE MALE
Author(s) -
Teo S. K.,
Chew S. F.,
Lee S. K.,
Chiang S. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb99199.x
Subject(s) - relapsing polychondritis , medicine , tracheal stenosis , etiology , airway obstruction , stenosis , surgery , chondritis , deformity , costal cartilage , airway , anatomy , cartilage , radiology , pathology
A case of relapsing polychondritis in a 30‐year‐old Chinese male is reported. The patient showed the following features: dyspnoea; hoarseness of voice; cauliflower deformity of the right ear; upper tracheal stenosis; swelling of the lower part of the sternum; pain in the costal cartilages. Airway obstruction as a presenting feature (as in this case) is unusual. The aetiology, clinical features and management of relapsing polychondritis are briefly discussed.