[A case of relapsing polychondritis with severe involvement of the lower airway in 10 years old boy]

Wiad Lek. 2002;55(11-12):763-71.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis is a very rare disease of the connective tissue in children. Inflammation may affect all cartilaginous structures. The study presents the case of a 10 years old boy with bilateral conchitis as a prominent symptom of the disease. In our patient lower airways were seriously affected. The detection of the degree of the disease in respiratory tract was facilitated to a large degree by pulmonary function tests and high resolution computed tomography. Histopathological picture of the inflamed cartilage of the tracheobronchial tree finally confirmed the diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / drug therapy
  • Airway Obstruction / etiology*
  • Airway Obstruction / pathology*
  • Airway Obstruction / physiopathology
  • Bronchiectasis / etiology
  • Bronchiectasis / pathology
  • Child
  • Ear Cartilage / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing / complications*
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing / drug therapy
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome