RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS Flashcards
1
Q
RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS
A
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
2
Q
MOST COMMON RADIOLOGIC FINDING
A
ANTERIOR AIRWAY WALL THICKENING
TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA
3
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BRONCHOSCOPY IN RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS
A
MOST COMMON FINDING IS
TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA
THEN
SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS