Table 2.
Prevalence of Overall Symptoms in Multiple Cohorts of Relapsing Polychondritis
| Current study | Dion21 | Hazra22 | Trentham18 | Michet16 | McAdam20 | Sharma17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n of patients | 304 | 142 | 50 | 66 | 112 | 23 | 26 |
| Auricular chondritis | 262 (86) | 126 (89) | 35 (70) | 62 (95) | 95 (85) | 20 (89) | 24(96) |
| Nasal chondritis | 193 (63) | 89 (63) | 13 (26) | 43(66) | 60 (54) | 16 (72) | 3 (11) |
| Nose pain | 193 (63) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nose redness | 126 (41) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tracheobronchial tree | 225 (74) | 71 (50) | 6 (12) | 31(48) | 53 (48) | 12 (23) | 3 (11) |
| Voice changes | 180 (60) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pleuritic chest pain | 109 (36) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shortness of breath | 171 (56) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joint involvement | 250 (82) | 97 (69) | 18 (36) | 56 (85) | 58 (52) | 18 (23) | 14(53) |
| Costochondritis | 143 (47) | 57 (40) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Knee pain | 166 (54) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ankle pain | 130 (43) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elbow pain | 106 (35) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrist pain | 144 (47) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finger pain | 153 (50) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Knee swellling | 88 (29) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ankle swelling | 82 (27) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elbow swelling | 46 (15) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrist swelling | 53 (17) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finger swelling | 110 (36) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eye inflammation | 151 (53) | 79 (56) | 10 (20) | 37 (57) | 57 (51) | 15 (65) | 11(42) |
| Inner Ear involvement | 240 (79) | 48 (34) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dizziness | 136 (45) | 29 (20) | - | 35 (53) | NR | 3 (13) | NR |
| hearing loss | 104 (34) | 39 (27) | - | 27 (42) | 33 (29) | 3 (14) | 12 (46) |
| Raynaud’s | 64 (21) | 11 (8) | - | - | - | - | - |