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    Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilage, especially in the ears and nose. It most often affects middle-aged adults and causes symptoms like joint pain, eye and ear inflammation. Treatment focuses on suppressing the immune system using medications like dapsone, corticosteroids, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil to reduce flare-ups and slow cartilage damage.

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    Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilage, especially in the ears and nose. It most often affects middle-aged adults and causes symptoms like joint pain, eye and ear inflammation. Treatment focuses on suppressing the immune system using medications like dapsone, corticosteroids, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil to reduce flare-ups and slow cartilage damage.

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    Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilage, especially in the ears and nose. It most often affects middle-aged adults and causes symptoms like joint pain, eye and ear inflammation. Treatment focuses on suppressing the immune system using medications like dapsone, corticosteroids, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil to reduce flare-ups and slow cartilage damage.

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    Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilage, especially in the ears and nose. It most often affects middle-aged adults and causes symptoms like joint pain, eye and ear inflammation. Treatment focuses on suppressing the immune system using medications like dapsone, corticosteroids, methotrexate, or mycophenolate mofetil to reduce flare-ups and slow cartilage damage.

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    Dermatoses Morphology Etiology Pathogenesis Treatment/Management

    RELAPSING -Characterized by -F=M; 40-50 years old -Dapsone


    intermittent episodes of -Cholchicine
    POLYCHONDRITIS inflammation of the -A rare multisystem autoimmune disease with both -Leflunomide
    articular and non-articular autoantibodies and cellular immune reactions to different -Hydroxychloroquine
    cartilage leading to cartilage proteins -Azathioprine
    progressive destruction of -Methotrexate
    cartilaginous structures -The course of the disease is chronic and variable with episodic -Mycophenolate mofetil
    flares -Cyclophosphamide
    -IVIG
    -Saddle-nose deformity:
    destruction of the nasal septal -Associated with: -Systemic corticosteroids
    cartilage  Conductive deafness should be used to treat acute
     Conjunctivitis flares
     Scleritis rhinitis
     Saddle nose deformity
     Hoarseness
     Coughing
     Dyspnea
    -Bright red swollen tender -Migratory arthralgia and atypical chest pain
    cartilaginous portion of the
    ear, sparing the earlobe -MAGIC SYNDROME: is a combination of Becet’s diasease
    and Relapsing polychondritis (mouth and genital ulcers with
    inflamed cartilage)

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