Relapsing polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease that affects the whole system and multiple systems. It has recurrent, progressive and destructive inflammatory destructive lesions that involve cartilage and other systemic connective tissues, including the ears, nose, eyes, joints, respiratory tract, and heart. Vascular system, etc. The clinical manifestations are ear, nose and respiratory osteochondritis, accompanied by eye, ear vestibular and other organ involvement symptoms. Polyarthritis and vascular involvement are also more common. In 1923, Jaksch-Wartenhorst first described the clinical manifestations of the disease and named it polychondropathia. In 1960, Pearson analyzed 12 patients and named it relapsing polychondritis (RP). Its etiology and pathogenesis are still unclear, but more and more evidence indicates that the disease has autoimmune mechanisms involved.

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