Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2022; 10(23): 8360-8366
Published online Aug 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i23.8360
Table 1 Existing diagnostic standards for relapsing polychondritis
Ref.
Symptoms
Diagnostic requirements
McAdam et al[10]Bilateral auricle chondrolitis; eye inflammation; nasal chondrolitis; nonaggressive polyarthritis; larynx and/or tracheochondrolitis; cochlear implant and /or vestibular damagePatient with ≥ 3 symptoms
Damiani et al[11]A: Patients meeting ≥ 3 standards in the McAdam standard; B: > 1, plus pathological confirmation; C: lesions involving ≥ 2 anatomical sites, effective with glucocorticoids or dapsonePatient meeting any one of the criteria
Michet et al[12]Main manifestations: repeated cartilage inflammation of bilateral auricle; nasal chondrositis; larynx and/or bronchobronchial chondroitis. Secondary manifestations: inflammation of the eye; impaired hearing; impaired vestibular function; serum-negative arthritisDiagnosed with two main manifestations or one main plus two secondary manifestations
Rose et al[13]Main manifestations: repeated cartilage inflammation in both auricle; nasal cartilage; eye inflammation; larynx and/or bronchobronchial chondroitis. Secondary manifestations: hearing impairment; impaired vestibular function; serum-negative arthritisDiagnosed with two main manifestations or one main plus two secondary manifestations