Table IV.
Relapsing polychondritis manifestations in individual cases
| Case | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | Total number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | Female | Male | Female | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male | 10 |
| Auricular chondritis | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | No | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (bilateral) | Yes (unilateral) | 9 |
| Nasal chondritis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (nasal bridge collapse) | No | No | No | 7 |
| Respiratory tract chondritis | Yes (bronchial and subglottic stenosis) | No | No | Yes (laryngeal stenosis, tracheotomy, tracheomalacia) | Yes (laryngeal oedema) | No | Yes (laryngeal stenosis, tracheotomy, tracheal and bronchial stenosis) | No | No | Yes (thickening of the bronchial walls) | 5 |
| Arthritis | No | No | Yes (confirmed by USG) | No | Yes (confirmed by USG) | No | Yes (confirmed by USG) | No | No | Yes (confirmed by USG) | 4 |
| Ocular inflammation | No | No | Yes (episcleritis) | No | Yes (scleritis) | No | Yes (scleritis) | No | No | No | 3 |
| Audio-vestibular damage | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (hearing loss in the left ear – vestibular damage) | No | No | Yes (progressive hearing loss) | 2 |
| Haematological features | No | No | Yes (anaemia) | Yes (anaemia) | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2 |
| Cardiac involvement | Yes (valvular disease) | Yes (valvular disease) | Yes (arrhythmia) | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (valvular disease) | 4 |
| Vascular involvement | No | No | Yes (iliac arteries aneurysms) | Yes (dilatation of the ascending aorta) | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2 |
| Renal involvement | No | No | Yes (erythrocyturia) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 |
| Costal chondritis | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 1 |
| Skin lesions | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |
| Nervous system involvement | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |
| General symptoms | No | No | Yes (fever, weight loss, fatigue) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1 |
| Total number of manifestations | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – |