Relapsing Polychondritis-associated Refractory Airway Stenosis
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[Airway involvement in relapsing polychondritis].
Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon, chronic, and potentially life-threatening multisystem disorder characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes affecting the cartilaginous tissues of the external ears, nose, peripheral joints, larynx and tracheobronchial tree, sometimes leading to their destruction. RP can also inflame other proteoglycan-rich structures, such as the eye, heart, bl...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0315-162X,1499-2752
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110665