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Red ear syndrome and relapsing polychondritis differences?

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Dr. Lonnie Smith answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Multiple: Red ear syndrome involves pain and redness in around the ear. Relapsing polychondritis involves cartilage of multiple sites. The red ear syndrome involves most time a trigger of movement of the ear, the other is an auto immune problem attacking multiple cartilages.

Answered 8/18/2017

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