What are the symptoms of Relapsing Polychondritis?

Symptoms of Relapsing Polychondritis are: (1) Double vision. (2) Noisy breathing; e.g. wheezing, rattling. (3) Eye pain. (4) Fever. (5) Ear pain. (6) Eye are bulging or jutting out. (7) Nose pain. (8) Bloodshot eyes. (9) Swollen lymph nodes, usually small swellings at the neck, armpits, groin and behind the ears. (10) Swelling of any body part

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Dr. Nakamura is a rheumatologist who has practiced in the Ota Nishinouchi Hospital attached to Ota General Hospital, National Health Insurance Matsudo City Hospital, Chiba University Hospital, and the National Health Insurance Asahi Central Hospital.

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What is Relapsing Polychondritis?

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly damages and causes inflammation in cartilage tissue. Cartilage deterioration can affect any part of the body where cartilage is present, but the most commonly affected tissues include the cartilaginous parts of the nose, ear, airways, and joints.

Typical Symptoms of Relapsing Polychondritis

Double vision
Noisy breathing; e.g. wheezing, rattling
Eye pain
Fever
Ear pain
Eye are bulging or jutting out
Nose pain
Bloodshot eyes

Diagnostic Questions for Relapsing Polychondritis

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:

Do you see double?
Is your breathing noisy, like wheezing or rattling?
Do your eyes hurt?
Do you have a fever?
Are your ears hurting?

Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis

There is no definitive treatment for relapsing polychondritis. Anti-inflammatory drugs can provide symptomatic relief. Surgery may be required in some cases to reconstruct the nasal passages and airways.

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References

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https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMicm1713302
Puéchal X, Terrier B, Mouthon L, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Guillevin L, Le Jeunne C. Relapsing polychondritis. Joint Bone Spine. 2014 Mar;81(2):118-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Feb 18. PMID: 24556284.
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de Montmollin N, Dusser D, Lorut C, Dion J, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Mouthon L, Chassagnon G, Revel MP, Puéchal X. Tracheobronchial involvement of relapsing polychondritis. Autoimmun Rev. 2019 Sep;18(9):102353. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2019.102353. Epub 2019 Jul 16. PMID: 31323366.
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