Pleocytosis in a patient with relapsing polychondritis accompanied by meningoencephalitis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon immune-related disease with unknown causes. It is characterized by inflammation of cartilaginous or non-cartilaginous structures, such as the ears, nose, respiratory tract, eyes, and joints. Neurological involvement is rare in RP. CASE PRESENT...

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Autores principales: Cao, Jie, Zhang, Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5921442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29699514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1059-7
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon immune-related disease with unknown causes. It is characterized by inflammation of cartilaginous or non-cartilaginous structures, such as the ears, nose, respiratory tract, eyes, and joints. Neurological involvement is rare in RP. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of pleocytosis in a 64-year-old man diagnosed as having RP with meningoencephalitis. The patient’s condition markedly improved following methylprednisolone treatment. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first report of recurrent pleocytosis in a patient with RP accompanied by meningoencephalitis. Steroid pulse therapy is effective in most cases, and early diagnosis is of importance.

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