Relapsing polychondritis in a patient with viral hepatitis C

Relapsing polychondritis is a severe, episodic, and progressive inflammatory disease involving both cartilaginous structures and organs with no cartilages. It is frequently associated with other autoimmunological disorders and even with infections. This article describes a case of a male with coexisting relapsing polychondritis and viral hepatitis C.

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