Respiratory subtype of relapsing polychondritis frequently presents as difficult asthma: a descriptive study of respiratory involvement in relapsing polychondritis with 13 patients from a single UK centre
Introduction Relapsing polychondritis is a rare multisystem vasculitis characterised by recurrent cartilage inflammation. Respiratory involvement, of which tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is the commonest form, is difficult to treat and is linked to increased mortality. We describe 13 patients with resp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2021-02-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/1/00170-2020.full |