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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022

Eustachian tube involvement in a patient with relapsing polychondritis detected by magnetic resonance imaging: A case report.

Daisuke Yunaiyama, Akiko Aoki, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Miwako Someya, Mitsuru Okubo, Kazuhiro Saito

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daisuke YunaiyamaDepartment of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku 160-0023, Tokyo, Japan.
Akiko AokiDepartment of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji-shi 193-0998, Japan.
Hiroshi KobayashiDepartment of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji-shi 193-0998, Japan.
Miwako SomeyaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji-shi 193-0998, Japan.
Mitsuru OkuboDepartment of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji-shi 193-0998, Japan.
Kazuhiro SaitoDepartment of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku 160-0023, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center · JPTokyo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRelapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare inflammatory disease involving the systemic cartilage, such as the auricle, trachea, and bronchiole, among others. A patient with RP shows variable symptoms based on the involved cartilage. CASE SUMMARY: A 72-year-old Japanese woman with a history of redness of the bilateral auricles for 3 d was referred to a clinician. The clinician prescribed antibiotics to the patient; however, the symptoms worsened; thus, she was referred to our hospital. Head and neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed edematous auricle with remarkable contrast, fluid collection in the bilateral mastoid cells, suggesting otitis media. The eustachian tube (ET) on the right side was also edematous with contrast enhancement. The patient was suspected of RP according to the diagnostic criteria. A biopsy of the auricular cartilage was performed by an otorhinolaryngologist, confirming pathological proof of RP. Treatments with steroids were immediately administered thereafter.

conclusionWe highlight a rare case of RP with radiologically confirmed involvement of ET in the MRI.

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Case reportContrast enhancementEustachian tubeMagnetic resonance imagingOtitis media with effusionRelapsing polychondritis

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PMID35211581
PMCPMC8855176
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