Relapsing Polychondritis Possibly Caused by Chronic Infection with Borrelia Burgdorferi – Case Report
Introduction: Relapsing polychondritis has been described by Rudolph von Jaksch Warthenhorst in 1923 under the name of polichondropathy. Although the etiology is unknown, an autoimmune mechanism is likely due to formation of autoantibodies to type II collagen in the extracellular matrix of the carti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Marisiensis |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2015-0018 |