TY - JOUR
T1 - Polychondritis presenting with oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies as the initial manifestation
AU - Akiyama, Mitsuhiro
AU - Kaneko, Yuko
AU - Hanaoka, Hironari
AU - Kuwana, Masataka
AU - Takeuchi, Tsutomu
PY - 2016/9/2
Y1 - 2016/9/2
N2 - We treated a patient with relapsing polychondritis (RP) who presented with intermittent oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies as the first manifestation. Ear swelling and laryngeal edema emerged 7 months later, which led us to diagnose him with RP. Moderate doses of glucocorticoid resolved all symptoms. Our experience with RP accompanied by oculomotor nerve palsy suggests that RP should be considered in patients with cranial nerve palsies so that they may be promptly diagnosed and treated.
AB - We treated a patient with relapsing polychondritis (RP) who presented with intermittent oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies as the first manifestation. Ear swelling and laryngeal edema emerged 7 months later, which led us to diagnose him with RP. Moderate doses of glucocorticoid resolved all symptoms. Our experience with RP accompanied by oculomotor nerve palsy suggests that RP should be considered in patients with cranial nerve palsies so that they may be promptly diagnosed and treated.
KW - Abducens nerve palsy
KW - Cranial nerve palsy
KW - Extraocular muscle palsy
KW - Oculomotor nerve palsy
KW - Relapsing polychondritis
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U2 - 10.3109/14397595.2014.919707
DO - 10.3109/14397595.2014.919707
M3 - Article
C2 - 24884407
AN - SCOPUS:84938495849
VL - 26
SP - 790
EP - 793
JO - Japanese Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Japanese Journal of Rheumatology
SN - 1439-7595
IS - 5
ER -