Pre-treatment bronchoscopic evaluation in a case of relapsing polychondrits
Abstract Background Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory disease of the cartilage tissues in the body. The cause of RP is unknown, and since it is a rare disease with symptoms that affect multiple organs, diagnosis is often delayed. Case presentation A 62-year-old wo...
Main Authors: | Kosumi Kumagai, Hajime Tsuruoka, Kei Morikawa, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02400-z |
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