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Relapsing Polychondritis

How is it diagnosed?

Individuals may have a wide array of symptoms that often pose major diagnostic dilemmas and RP may be misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed. RP is frequently diagnosed along with rheumatoid arthritis (see entry, Arthritis (Adult)), systemic lupus erythematosus (see entry, Lupus), and other connective tissue diseases.

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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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