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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;26(7):438-41.
doi: 10.1007/s11604-008-0247-6. Epub 2008 Sep 4.

"Prominent ear sign" on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in relapsing polychondritis

Masatomo Kuwabara  1 , Taro Shimono, Mami Toyomasu, Mitsuaki Shioyama, Yoshiyuki Mitsui, Eiji Yoshinaga, Akira Kawada, Makoto Hosono, Takamichi Murakami, Susumu Kusunoki
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"Prominent ear sign" on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in relapsing polychondritis

Masatomo Kuwabara et al. Radiat Med. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilage in multiple sites of the body, including the auricles. Central nervous system involvement appears rare. We encountered a case of relapsing polychondritis with encephalitis that could be diagnosed by the unique appearance of the auricle with signal hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

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