Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in relapsing polychondritis

Seung-Ki Kwok; Soo-Hong Seo; Hyun-Sook Kim; Ji Hyeon Ju; Chong-Hyeon Yoon; Sung-Hwan Park; Ho-Youn Kim

doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0458-0

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in relapsing polychondritis

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Sep;26(9):1565-7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0458-0. Epub 2006 Oct 18.

Authors

Seung-Ki Kwok¹, Soo-Hong Seo, Hyun-Sook Kim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Chong-Hyeon Yoon, Sung-Hwan Park, Ho-Youn Kim

Affiliation

¹ Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, South Korea.

PMID: 17047889
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0458-0

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic disease characterized by an inflammatory process involving predominantly cartilaginous structures. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) in RP has not been reported previously. We report a case of PCI in RP that was successfully treated with high oxygen and antibiotics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / chemically induced
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / complications*
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / diagnostic imaging
Polychondritis, Relapsing / complications*
Polychondritis, Relapsing / drug therapy*
Prednisolone / adverse effects
Radiography

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Prednisolone