Korean J Dermatol.  2000 Jan;38(1):79-83.

A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Associated with Thrombophlebitis

• Chung EC
• Choi JH
• Sung KJ
• Moon KC
• Koh JK

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare systemic disorder characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous structures, the eye, the audiovestibular and cardiovascular systems. Skin lesions, found in 17% to 38% of cases, include leukocytoclastic vasculitis, livedo reticularis, erythema nodosum, erythema multiforme, keratoderma blenorrhagicum, psoriasis, polyarteritis nodosa, thrombophlebitis and other various conditions. We report a 65-year old man with relapsing polychondritis and associated thrombophlebitis. The patient was treated with oral dapsone and systemic steroid with complete resolution of symptoms. However, the patient died of severe intractable pneumonia.

Keyword

Relapsing polychondritis; Thrombophlebitis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Cardiovascular System
Dapsone
Erythema Multiforme
Erythema Nodosum
Humans
Inflammation
Livedo Reticularis
Pneumonia
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Polychondritis, Relapsing*
Psoriasis
Skin
Thrombophlebitis*
Vasculitis
Dapsone