 Poster presentationPulse steroid therapy in acute airway obstruction in relapsing polychondritisSheraz Butt  and Fareena Mirza Department of Internal Medicine, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark  author email corresponding author email
from Danish Society for Emergency Medicine: Research Symposium 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark. 26 April 2009 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009,
17(Suppl 2):P7doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-S2-P7
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Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of cartilaginous structures and connective tissue. Extensive organ involvement can be seen. It is a generally progressive disease commonly involving the respiratory tract (>50%) and airway involvement is a major cause of death in RP. | 
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