J Korean Med Sci.  2017 Jun;32(6):1048-1049. 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.6.1048.

Letter to the Editor: Central Nervous System Involvement in Relapsing Polychondritis, a Rare and Difficult Diagnosis: a Case Report

• Le Marec J
• Jobard S
• Bigot A
• Terrier B
• Cottier JP
• Bastides F
• Diot E

• KMID: 2377739
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2017.32.6.1048

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Central Nervous System*
Diagnosis*
Polychondritis, Relapsing*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Axial FLAIR image. Hyperintensity covering the pial surface of the brainstem (arrows). FLAIR = fluid attenuated inversion recovery.

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