Relapsing polychondritis with isolated tracheobronchial involvement complicated with Sjogren's syndrome:A case report  

作　　者：Jun-Yan Chen Xiao-Yan Li Chen Zong 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030000,Shanxi Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第19期6563-6570,共8页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUNDRelapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, long-term, and potentially life-threateningdisease characterised by recurrent paroxysmal inflammation that can involve anddestroy the cartilage of the external ear, nose, larynx, and trachea.CASE SUMMARYWe here report a case of RP involving solely the tracheobronchial cartilage ring(and not the auricular. nasal or articular cartilage) complicated by Sjögren's syndrome in a 47-year-old female whose delayed diagnosis caused a sharpdecline in pulmonary function. After corticosteroid treatment, her pulmonaryfunction improved.CONCLUSIONIn such cases, our experience suggested that 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positronemission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) and fiberopticbronchoscopy should be used to diagnose airway chondritis as relapsing polychondritisin the early phase of disease.

关 键 词：Relapsing polychondritis Tracheobronchial involvement 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography Fiberoptic bronchoscopy Case report 

分 类 号：R681.3[医药卫生—骨科学] R593.2[医药卫生—外科学]