Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report

A 60-year-old man presented with a seven-month history of recurrent swelling, pain and warmth of bilateral ears and a four month history of coughing, tenderness over trachea. Dermatological examination revealed redness, swelling and tenderness of the cartilaginous portion of the ears. A biopsy showed perichondrial lymphocytes and neutrophilic infiltration and fibrosis. According to clinical, histological and radyologic findings, he was diagnosed as “relapsing polychondritis”. Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent inflamation of articular and non-articular cartilaginous tissue. Antibodies to type II collagen in cartilage are found. Here, a case of relapsing polychondriti