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 mesentcne biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of Weber-Christian disease (systemic panniculitis) suggested by clinical features. The prognostic and therape...
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Published in | Rheumatology Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 486 - 489 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Report |
Language | English |
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Oxford University Press
01.12.1988
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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 mesentcne 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. |
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Bibliography: | istex:049E8D116EB120A985D5EC42C92F9AE1349C8570 ark:/67375/HXZ-7K3W4P69-0 ArticleID:27.6.486 1Current address of Dr. Sawicka is Brompton Hospital, London. |
ISSN: | 1462-0324 1462-0332 |
DOI: | 10.1093/rheumatology/27.6.486 |