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Relapsing Polychondritis

Background

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare episodic or progressive condition caused by inflammation of cartilage or other connective tissue, such as the ears, nose, throat, joints, kidney and heart. The damage caused by RP may lead to impaired use of these organs. RP occurs equally in middle-aged males and females and mainly occurs in white individuals.

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Medical text written October 2002 by Contact a Family. Approved October 2002 by Dr G Hughes. Last updated March 2006 by Professor G Hughes, Consultant Rheumatologist, London Lupus Centre, London Bridge Hospital, London, UK.

 

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