Prognosis and treatment

Although spontaneous improvement is common, the severity and manifestations of disease are highly variable, and many patients require courses of corticosteroids some time during the course of their disease. Thus, serial monitoring for evidence of relapse is imperative. About 90% of patients who have spontaneous remission do so within the first 2 yr after diagnosis; [...]

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Clinical Trials

Clinical studies (sometimes called trials or protocols) are medical research studies in which people participate as volunteers and are one way of developing new treatments and medications for diseases like sarcoidosis.  Clinical studies can also provide researchers information that may be an important first step toward developing a treatment.  For example, research may show how [...]

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Relapsing Polychondritis – Skin Disorders

Patients with relapsing polychondritis usually present with dramatically swollen, painful, red ears. Sometimes, the nose is involved in a similar manner. These skin changes reflect the presence of massive inflammatory changes in the underlying cartilage. Such changes occurring in the larynx, trachea, and bronchi may result in death. Ocular and articular abnormalities may also be [...]

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