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What is the mortality rate after a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis?
The survival of people having relapsing polychondritis has improved enormously the last years. A study in 1998 showed a 10 year survival rate of 98%. (Source: http://www.relapsingpolychondritis.org/relapsing-polychondritis/)
What more serious symptoms can develop with relapsing polychondritis?
As relapsing polychondritis advances, it causes more dangerous symptoms such as deterioration of the cartilage that holds the windpipe open.
What is the most common first sign of relapsing polychondritis?
Hello, I see you are asking " What are the symptoms for relapsing polychondritis? " Symptoms of relapsing polychondritis can include: Inflamed cartilage. Redness, swelling, and pain. Tissue damage causing deformity and poor functioning. Shortness of breath. Wheezing. Complications in the rib cage, large and small joints, eyes, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and even kidneys. orthopedicshealth. com/condition/relapsing-polychondritis/c/33234
What is the treatment for relapsing polychondritis?
Relapsing polychondritis is a condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage. The disease usually causes pain and deformity if unrecognized and untreated, and can be life-threatening when the respiratory tract, heart valves or blood vessels are affected.
What other conditions is relapsing polychondritis often diagnosed with?
Relapsing polychondritis is often associated with other autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and inflammatory bowel disease. It can also occur in conjunction with vasculitis and other connective tissue disorders.
What medications are used to treat relapsing polychondritis?
Mild inflammations can be treated with aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. Corticosteroids (most often prednisone) are usually prescribed for more advanced conditions
With what disorders is peripheral ulcerative keratitis often associated?
rheumatoid arthritis; relapsing polychondritis (connective-tissue inflammation); Wegener's granulomatosis, a rare condition characterized by kidney disease and development of nodules in the respiratory tract
What does relapsing remitting mean in ms?
My neurologist newly diagnosied me with the "Relapsing Remitting" form of multiple sclerosis, what does this level mean?
What drugs are used to treat relapsing fever?
Either tetracycline or erythromycin is effective against both forms of relapsing fever.
What has the author R Bisset written?
R. Bisset has written: 'Relapsing fever in the meerut district' -- subject(s): Relapsing fever, Sanitation
How is relapsing fever diagnosed?
Diagnosis of relapsing fever is relatively easy, because the causative bacteria can be found by examining a sample of blood under the microscope.
What has the author Ruth Lofgren written?
Ruth Lofgren has written: 'The effect of low temperature on the spirochetes of relapsing fever ..' -- subject(s): Spirochaeta, Relapsing fever
