Literature DB >> 14719220

Severe relapsing polychondritis occurring after ear piercing.

Jacques Serratrice1, Nicoleta Ené, Brigitte Granel, Patrick Disdier, Christine deRoux-Serratrice, Laure Swiader, Guy Moulin, Antoine Giovanni, Pierre Jean Weiller.   

Abstract

We describe a case of relapsing polychondritis with laryngo-tracheal involvement, occurring after ear piercing in a 39-year-old woman. Polychondritis was clearly time-related to ear piercing. This association draws attention to the risk of relapsing polychondritis during body art practices with cartilage trauma.

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Year:  2003        PMID: 14719220

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Rheumatol        ISSN: 0315-162X            Impact factor:   4.666


  2 in total

1.  Patients with relapsing polychondritis and previous cartilage trauma present more autoimmunity phenomena.

Authors:  C A Cañas; A R Gómez; A F Echeverri; M A Quintana-Duque; C E Toro; A Iglesias-Gamarra
Journal:  Rheumatol Int       Date:  2011-01-26       Impact factor: 2.631

2.  Local cartilage trauma as a pathogenic factor in autoimmunity (one hypothesis based on patients with relapsing polychondritis triggered by cartilage trauma).

Authors:  Carlos A Cañas; Fabio Bonilla Abadía
Journal:  Autoimmune Dis       Date:  2011-10-27
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