2001
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000400024
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Policondrite recidivante associada a meningoencefalite: relato de caso

Abstract: RESUMO -Policondrite é entidade com acometimento recorrente de qualquer cartilagem, principalmente nasal e auricular, apresenta evolução progressiva e recorrente. Está raramente associada a afecção do sistema nervoso. Descrevemos um paciente cuja manifestação inicial foi de meningoencefalite, com posterior recorrência do quadro seguido de condrite auricular e nasal. Essa associação distingue-se pela raridade e pelo fato de que o quadro neurológico antecedeu a policondrite. Seu reconhecimento permitiu o tratame… Show more

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“…RP is a rare multisystem disorder affecting cartilaginous tissue and the CNS. The phenotype of RP in the CNS commonly manifests as meningoencephalitis and dementia [10-16]. Case 2 had abnormal mental behavior, memory loss, headache, and abnormal MRI, consistent with the features of RP-related encephalitis.…”
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“…RP is a rare multisystem disorder affecting cartilaginous tissue and the CNS. The phenotype of RP in the CNS commonly manifests as meningoencephalitis and dementia [10-16]. Case 2 had abnormal mental behavior, memory loss, headache, and abnormal MRI, consistent with the features of RP-related encephalitis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%