학술논문
A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis with Tracheal Stenosis Successfully Treated by Stainless Stent / ステント留置を必要とした再発性多発性軟骨炎の1例
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
日本皮膚科学会雑誌 / The Japanese Journal of Dermatology. 2003, 113(8):1255
Subject
Language
Japanese
ISSN
0021-499X
1346-8146
1346-8146
Abstract
A case of relapsing polychondritis with tracheal stenosis was successfully treated by steroid therapy and stainless-stent. A 59-year-old male had redness and swelling of both ears, saddle nose, and severe main bronchial stenosis. He was treated with steroid therapy and implantation of a stainless stent. After the therapy, his various symptoms improved. He showed high titer of type II collagen antibody in the acute phase of the disease and a marked fall in antibody level with the treatments. We suggest a possible role for type II collagen antibody in relapsing polychondritis.