RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS Flashcards

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RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS

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MULTISYSTEM DISASE CUASED BY CARTILAGE DESTRUCTION

SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS, TRACHEAL STENOSIS

NO INVOLVEMENT OF LUNG PARENCHYMA OR VASCULATURE
CAN HAVE RA, SLE, AND SJGORENS AS WELL

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MOST COMMON RADIOLOGIC FINDING

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ANTERIOR AIRWAY WALL THICKENING

TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA

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BRONCHOSCOPY IN RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS

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MOST COMMON FINDING IS
TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA
THEN
SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS

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