An Atypical Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Associated With Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease characterized by relapsing-remitting inflammation of cartilage and has been found to be associated as a paraneoplastic syndrome to hematologic malignancies. Here, we present an atypical case of relapsing polychondritis associated with lymphoplasmacytic lymp...

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Main Authors: Robin H. Lo, Bavani Nadeswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2024-12-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0596
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Summary:Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease characterized by relapsing-remitting inflammation of cartilage and has been found to be associated as a paraneoplastic syndrome to hematologic malignancies. Here, we present an atypical case of relapsing polychondritis associated with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma or Waldenström macroglobulinemia, responsive to rituximab but complicated by simultaneous relapse of both conditions when observed off therapy.
ISSN:2767-7664