Question 1

could polychondritis cause muscle twitches?

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No: No, but there could be an associated muscle disorder.

Question 2

what is polychondritis?

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Cartilage inflammation: It is a general inflammation of cartilage disorder. Poly means many and chondritis means cartilage inflammation. Cartllage imflammation is in various areas in the body. The cartilage becomes inflamed and it is inflamed due to an auto immune attack against the cartilage. Certain areas are susceptible especially ears and trachea. Joint pain occurs because of inflammation of cartilage in the joints.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of polychondritis?

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Inflammation: Inflammation of the ear cartilage or nose cartilage are the most common presenting symptoms. Cartilage of the chestv wall is also frequently involved.

Question 4

what can you tell me about polychondritis  ?

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Inflammed cartilage: Relapsing polychondritis (rpc)  is an inflammatory condition where your cartilage, for reasons that remain unclear, are targeted by your immune system and become inflamed. Nose, ears, airways, eyes, and joints are the most typically affected organs. Inflamed ears is the most common symptom.

Rpc is important to diagnose, since it is associated with other autoimmune diseases and myelodysplasia.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: polychondritis?

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See below: The term poly means multiple, and the term chondrites refers to an inflammation of the cartilage potion of a structure.  So polychondritis refers an inflammatory condition involving the cartilage at multiple sites.

Question 6

why are some people more likely to develop polychondritis than others?

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Not  known: It is a chronic inflammatory condition involving the cartialge. Its  cause is  unknown. It is  felt to be autoimmune and people can have  antibodies  to cartilage and collagen. There is  an assocaition of  other autoimmune disorders - systemic  vasculitis, inflammatory eye disease, thyroid  disease, sjogren's, systemic  lupus and inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 7

does anyone have knowledge of relapsing polychondritis?

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Polychondritis: Polychondritis, also called relapsing polychondritis, is a rare disease in which cartilage in many areas of the body becomes inflamed. The disease most commonly affects the ears, nose and the airways of the lungs. The cause is not known, and it occurs most often in people in their 50s or 60s. One theory is that polychondritis might be an autoimmune disease.

Question 8

what is the life expectancy of someone with relapse polychondritis?

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It really depends: This is a difficult question to answer. It really depends on the severity of the disease. Tracheal and aortic valve involvement can be a significant issue. As Prednisone is the basic therapy, an affected individual also has to deal with the long-term toxicities associated with Prednisone or other immunosuppressive therapies.

Question 9

relapsing polychondritis - was diagnosed in 2010; symptoms previously for 5+ years; any research on a cure available?

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Awarenesse  : The most important issue is the awareness about diagnosis and the establishment of clinics it dose treat this problem and lot of research going on to find cure for this problem.

Question 10

suspect.wegener's or polychondritis. rx- prednisone &imuran. also have subglotticstenosis. having vision issues (blurred) - is this common with above?

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Can occur: It can occur but it may also other things such as cataracts or glaucoma from the prednisone.  See an opthalmologist and they will be able to distinguish whether it is due to the disease or you have something else going on.

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