Table 2.
 
 Extrarheumatologic Manifestations of Relapsing Polychondritis*  
 Occular (6-8)  
   Scleritis  
   Episcleritis  
   Eyelid and orbital edema  
   Proptosis  
   Keratoconjunctivitis sicca  
   Extraocular muscle palsies  
   Nonspecific conjunctivitis  
   Iritis  
   Corneal infiltrates; thinning and perforation of cornea  
   Keratitis  
   Retinopathy  
   Optic nerve neuritis  
   Cataracts  
Dermatologic (1,2,6,9-11)  
   Leukocytoclastic vasculitits  
   Erythema nodosum  
   Panniculitis  
   Urtucaria  
   Erthema multiforme  
   Psoriasis  
   Granulomas  
   Alopecia  
   Retarded nail growth  
   Recurrent thrombophlebitis  
Neurologic (1, 12-15)  
   Headaches  
   Palsies of cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII  
   Optic Neuritis  
   Cerebellar signs  
   Hemiplegia  
   Seizures  
   Encephalopathy  
   Rhomboencephalitis  

 *

 Numbers in parentheses are reference numbers.  

 

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