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Clinical InvestigationsAirways DiseaseManagement of Airway Manifestations of Relapsing Polychondritis: Case Reports and Review of Literature
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Materials and Methods
We reviewed medical records of all patients with airway manifestations of RP who were managed at our institution using a SEMS (Wallstent; Schneider; Minneapolis, MN). The demographic characteristics, clinical features, diagnostic test results, therapeutic interventions, and the latest clinical follow-up were noted. The English-language literature on the management of airway manifestations of RP was also reviewed. The stents were placed using FB by a technique described previously.7 The patients
Results
Between March 1996 and February 1999, five patients with airway manifestations of RP were treated with SEMSs (Table 2). There were four women and one man, with ages ranging from 40 to 69 years (Table 2).
Discussion
The literature on RP is scanty. In a series of 112 patients with RP, Michet et al1 described the natural history, clinical features, and predictors of death. Others have described smaller numbers of patients with airway manifestations and their management.56 Another report reviewed serious airway complications in 62 patients.4
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