Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem disease. It is characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures including the ears, nose, tracheo-bronchial tree and peripheral joints. Proteoglycan-rich structures such as the heart, eyes and blood vessels can also be affected....
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| description | Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem disease. It is characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures including the ears, nose, tracheo-bronchial tree and peripheral joints. Proteoglycan-rich structures such as the heart, eyes and blood vessels can also be affected. Systemic symptoms including fever, weight loss and lethargy are common. RP is difficult to diagnose as it presents in a wide variety of ways and there is no diagnostic test. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment but other immunosuppressive drugs can be used in combination with steroids. We present an unusual presentation of RP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bee39aff25014af7b3b6294a9691368a2025-02-03T05:52:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972011-01-01201110.1155/2011/726038726038Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case ReportKuljeet Bhamra0Rachel Weerasinghe1Alan Steuer2Department of Rheumatology, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, Berkshire SL2 4HL, UKDepartment of Rheumatology, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, Berkshire SL2 4HL, UKDepartment of Rheumatology, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, Berkshire SL2 4HL, UKRelapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem disease. It is characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures including the ears, nose, tracheo-bronchial tree and peripheral joints. Proteoglycan-rich structures such as the heart, eyes and blood vessels can also be affected. Systemic symptoms including fever, weight loss and lethargy are common. RP is difficult to diagnose as it presents in a wide variety of ways and there is no diagnostic test. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment but other immunosuppressive drugs can be used in combination with steroids. We present an unusual presentation of RP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/726038 |
| spellingShingle | Kuljeet Bhamra Rachel Weerasinghe Alan Steuer Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | epididymo orchitis as a presenting feature of relapsing polychondritis a case report |
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