Relapsing polychondritis and Weber-Christian disease

A patient with classical relapsing polychondritis in whom abdominal pain was a prominent symptom is described. Histological examination of skin and mesenteric biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of Weber-Christian disease (systemic panniculitis) suggested by clinical features. The prognostic and therap...

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Published inBritish journal of rheumatology Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 486
Main Authors Smith, C R, Sawicka, E H, Sheffield, E, Rainer, E H, Hamilton, E B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1988
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative - complications
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative - pathology
Polychondritis, Relapsing - etiology
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Summary:A patient with classical relapsing polychondritis in whom abdominal pain was a prominent symptom is described. Histological examination of skin and mesenteric biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of Weber-Christian disease (systemic panniculitis) suggested by clinical features. The prognostic and therapeutic implications of this unusual disease association are discussed.
ISSN:0263-7103