Relapsing Polychondritis in a Nine-Year-Old Child Presenting with Subglottic Stenosis

KUT A., ÇAKIR E., MIDYAT L.

PEDIATRIC ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY AND PULMONOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.38-40, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/ped.2011.0129
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY AND PULMONOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.38-40
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by inflammation and destruction of cartilaginous tissue. Atypical initial symptoms and signs may cause difficulties in the diagnosis of RP for pediatricians. In this article, we report a 9-year-old male who presented with stridor and hoarseness indicating upper respiratory tract involvement in the setting of chronic polyarthralgia. Flexible bronchoscopy revealed subglottic stenosis. Increasing awareness of early respiratory manifestations of RP will prevent life-threatening complications.