Relapsing polychondritis: autoimmunity to type II collagen and treatment with cyclosporin A.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of relapsing polychondritis (RPC) with strongly positive antibodies to both native and denatured type II collagen is reported. This is only the second report of the use of cyclosporin A in the treatment of RPC.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- Collagen
- Cyclosporine
- Polychondritis, Relapsing