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Relapsing polychondritis: a chameleon among orphan diseases.
Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Jun 2017
Schumacher Sabine, Pieringer Herwig
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Relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is a rare disease with recurrent episodes of inflammation of cartilage tissue leading to fibrosis and organ damage. Despite unknown etiology, there is some evidence of a genetic predisposition. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous and an association with other autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or different forms of vasculitis has been described. All organ...
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