| Literature DB >> 20692543 |
Samaan Rafeq1, David Trentham, Armin Ernst.
Abstract
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a chronic multisystemic disease characterized by recurrent episodes of cartilage inflammation throughout the body. The lower respiratory tract is involved in 20% to 50% of patients and results in significant morbidity. Effective medical therapies and airway interventions are available in experienced centers; however, no single treatment is curative, and the prognosis of RP with airway disease remains overall guarded.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20692543 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chest Med ISSN: 0272-5231 Impact factor: 2.878