Severe Relapsing Polychondritis Occurring after Ear Piercing

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2716-2717

  Serratrice, Jacques ^b   Ené, Nicoleta ^b   Granel, Brigitte ^b   Disdier, Patrick ^a   De Roux Serratrice, Christine ^b   Swiader, Laure ^b   Moulin, Guy ^b   Giovanni, Antoine ^b   Weiller, Pierre Jean ^b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cartilage trauma; Ear piercing; Relapsing polychondritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACHEA;

ADULT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EAR CARTILAGES; EAR DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; POLYCHONDRITIS, RELAPSING; PREDNISONE; PUNCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346218130     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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