When is a biopsy justified in a case of relapsing polychondritis?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 663-665

  Reina, Carlos O'Connor ^a,c   Iriarte, Maria Teresa Garcia ^a   Reyes, Francisco Javier Barron ^a   Monge, Ernesto Garcia ^a   Barona, Rafael Luque ^a   Angel, Diego Gomez ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Polychondritis; Relapsing

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; STEROID;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EAR CARTILAGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STERNOCOSTAL JOINT; THORAX PAIN; TINNITUS;

EID: 6544282747     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100144780     Document Type: Article

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