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Disease Information for Polychondritis, relapsing (Clinical Manifestations)

Synonyms:

Atrophic Polychondritides Chronic, Atrophic Polychondritis Chronic, CHONDROMALACIA SYSTEMIC, Chronic Atrophic Polychondritides, Chronic Atrophic Polychondritis, Chronic polychondritis, Meyenburg Altherr Uehlinger syndrome, Meyenburg's disease, Myenberg Altherr Uehlinger syndrome, PANCHONDRITIS, Polychondritides Chronic Atrophic, Polychondritides Relapsing, POLYCHONDRITIS CHRONIC ATROPHIC, polychondritis recrudescent (Brill Zinsser), Polychondritis Relapsing, recrudescent (Brill Zinsser) polychondritis, Relapsing Polychondritides, Relapsing polychondritis, Relapsing polychondritis (disorder), Systemic chondromalacia, Systemic chondromalacia RETIRED

An acquired disease of unknown etiology, chronic course, and tendency to recur. It is characterized by inflammation and degeneration of cartilage and can result in deformities such as floppy ear and saddle nose. Loss of cartilage in the respiratory tract can lead to respiratory obstruction.

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