RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS AND HOW EFFICIENT HOMOEOPATHY CAN BE IN MANAGING IT

Immune mediated systemic disease characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation of cartilaginous and protioglycan rich tissues, resulting in anatomical deformation and functional impairment of involved structures.

 Relapsing polychondritis is a rare, episodic, inflammatory, and destructive disorder involving primarily cartilage of the ear and nose but also potentially affecting the eyes, tracheobronchial tree, heart valves, kidneys, joints, skin, and blood vessels.

DIAGNOSIS: is by a combination of clinical, laboratory, imaging, and rarely biopsy findings.

Acute pain, erythema, and swelling most commonly affect the pinna cartilage. Nasal cartilage inflammation is the next most common manifestation, followed by arthritis that varies from arthralgias to symmetric or asymmetric nondeforming arthritis involving large and small joints, with a predilection for the costochondral joints and knees.

The next most common manifestations, in decreasing order of frequency, are inflammation of the

Eye (e.g., conjunctivitis, scleritis, iritis, keratitis, chorioretinitis)

Cartilaginous tissue of the larynx, trachea, or bronchi (causing hoarseness, cough, and tenderness over the laryngeal cartilage)

Internal ear, Cardiovascular system (e.g., aortic regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, pericarditis, myocarditis, aortic aneurysms, aortitis, Kidney, Skin

CONCLUSION: -

Homoeopathic medicines are very effective and safe form of medications without any side effects.

They can very efficiently manage and control the disease condition from worsening. They limit the disease process and restore the sick to health.