Unusual cause of the left main bronchus stenosis: relapsing polychondritis


Ayyildiz V., AYDIN Y., Ogul H.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier

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Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease that causes inflammation and destruction of cartilage and connective tissue. It can be associated with other autoimmune rheumatologic and hematologic diseases. Herein, we report a 38-year-old male patient with relapsing polychondritis and diffuse stenosis of the left main bronchus.