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Involvement of an enchondroma in relapsing polychondritis.

Authors :
Poole PJ
Caughey DE
Kolbe J
Mercer CJ
Stables SR
Source :
The Journal of rheumatology [J Rheumatol] 1996 Jan; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 186-8.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

We describe a 49-year-old Caucasian woman with relapsing polychondritis involving ears, eyes, nose, and airways. An enchondroma in the left humerus was also involved. This unusual manifestation of the disease has not been previously reported.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biopsy
Bone Neoplasms diagnosis
Bone and Bones diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteochondroma diagnosis
Polychondritis, Relapsing diagnosis
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Bone Neoplasms complications
Humerus diagnostic imaging
Humerus pathology
Osteochondroma complications
Polychondritis, Relapsing complications

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0315-162X
Volume :
23
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of rheumatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
8838532

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