Table 3.

Diagnostic criteria of relapsing polychondritis.

McAdam et al. (26) (three out of six)	1) Recurrent bilateral auricular chondritis 2) Non-erosive seronegative inflammatory polyarthritis 3) Nasal chondritis 4) Ocular inflammation 5) Respiratory tract chondritis 6) Cochlear and/or vestibular damage
Damiani and Levine (27) (any of these)	1) Three out of six McAdam's criteria 2) One out of six McAdam's criteria + positive histology 3) Two out of six McAdam's criteria + response to corticosteroid or dapsone
Michet et al. (28) (any of these)	1) Inflammation in two out of three cartilages: auricular, nasal, and laryngotracheal 2) Inflammation in one of the above + meeting two other signs of ocular inflammation, hearing loss, vestibular dysfunction, or seronegative inflammatory arthritis
Modified Michet's criteria (any of these) (29)	1) Inflammation in two out of four sites: auricular, nasal, laryngotracheal, and ocular inflammation 2) Inflammation in one of the above + meeting two other signs hearing loss, vestibular dysfunction, seronegative inflammatory arthritis, or dermatologic and cardiovascular manifestation