Abstract
Relapsing polychondritis is very rare in children. The diagnosis must be based on a combination of clinical and pathologic features. CT is very useful for an accurate and rapid assessment of laryngo-tracheo-bronchial involvement and the typical finding is lumen narrowing by wall thickening and collapse of the supporting cartilaginous structures. The role of MR imaging should be complementary to CT.
References
Herman JH (1981) Polychondritis. In: Kelly WN, Harris ED, Ruddy S, Sledge CB (eds) Textbook of rheumatology, Vol. 2. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 1500–1508
MacAdam LP, O'Hanlan MA, Bluestone R, Pearson CM (1976) Relapsing polichondritis: prospective study of 23 patients and a review of the literature. Medicine 55: 193
Manzoni R, Vittone L, Barbera C (1990) Policondrite recidivante. Minerva Med81 [Suppl 1]:69
Meyer O, Cyna J, Dryll A (1981) Relapsing polychondritis-pathogenic role of anti-native collagen type II antibodies A case report with immunologic and pathologic studies. J Rheumatol 8: 820
Mendelson DS, Som PM, Crane R, Cohen BA, Spiera H (1985) Relapsing polychondritis studied by computed tomography. Radiology 157: 489
Casselman JW, Lemahieu SF, Peene P, Stoffels G (1988) Polychondritis affecting the laryngeal cartilages: CT findings. AJR 150: 355
Im J, Chung JW, Sung KH, Han MC, Kim C (1988) CT manifestations of tracheobronchial involvement in relapsing polychondritis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 12: 792
Davis SD, Berkmen YM, King T (1989) Peripheral bronchial involvement in relapsing polychondritis: demonstration by thin-section CT. AJR 153: 953
Gatfosse M, Adnet JJ, Fandre M, Gougeon J (1985) Polycondrite chronique atrophiante de l'enfant. Rev Rheumatol 52: 571
Damiani JM, Levine HL (1979) Relapsing polychondritis-report of ten cases. Laryngoscope 89: 929
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Oddone, M., Tomà, P., Taccone, A. et al. Relapsing polychondritis in childhood: A rare observation studied by CT and MRI. Pediatr Radiol 22, 537–538 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013006
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013006