Laryngo-tracheal involvement in chronic atrophic polychondritis. X-ray computed tomographic aspects].

CT patterns of a relapsing polychondritis affecting the laryngeal cartilages are reported in a 42-year-old man with a 10-year medical history of this disease, corresponding to an irregular enlargement of the cricoid, thyroid cartilages and tracheal rings, with a moderate endoluminal narrowing. CT is useful to differentiate this rare inflammatory disease from others causes of airway narrowing, and could help in certain cases of diagnosis of beginning polychondritis.

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D Carrié, M Russier, L Gilain, L Boyer, C De Riberolles, J F Viallet. Laryngo-tracheal involvement in chronic atrophic polychondritis. X-ray computed tomographic aspects]. Journal de radiologie. 1997 Jan;78(1):57-60

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PMID: 9091622

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