| Title | Relapsing polychondritis with aortitis without valvular involvement. | | Author(s) | Rho YH, Choi SJ, Choi YS, Lee YH, Ji JD, Song GG | | Institution | Division of Rheumatology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. | | Source | J Rheumatol 2005 May; 32(5):954-6. | | MeSH | Abdominal Pain
Aortic Valve
Aortitis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Polychondritis, Relapsing
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
| | Abstract | Relapsing polychondritis is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology that mainly involves the cartilaginous portions of the ear, nose, and trachea. Occasionally, there is involvement of the cardiovascular system, which usually results in severe morbidity and mortality. The most common manifestation of cardiovascular involvement is aortic root dilation resulting in aortic regurgitation. We describe the first case in Korea, a 51-year-old woman with relapsing polychondritis with aortitis, but without aortic valve involvement. She presented only with complaints of abdominal pain, and was successfully treated with corticosteroids and methotrexate. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15868636 |
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