Cryptogenic cirrhosis in relapsing polychondritis.
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چکیده
Though the first documented case was described by Jaksch-Wartenhorst (1923), the name 'relapsing polychondritis' was suggested by Pearson, Kline and Newcomer as late as 1960. The extreme rarity of the condition and its possible confusion with other common conditions in Bangladesh, for example, leprosy, gout and pyogenic conditions of the pinna prompted us to report this case. In addition, the patient had cryptogenic cirrhosis, a previously unrecorded association.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 59 690 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983