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Which are the causes of Relapsing Polychondritis?

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Relapsing Polychondritis causes
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I don't know and no one has been able to tell us.

Posted Apr 26, 2017 by Freya 1000
This is still unknown and is being researched.

Posted Apr 27, 2017 by Lisa Matthews (Lissy) 4800
This is still under research

Posted Apr 27, 2017 by Laoura 2050
The cause of Relapsing Polychondritis is unknown.

Posted Aug 9, 2017 by Louise C 1450
I'm not sure medical research has proven this as of August 2017. My own theory is some life altering event, infection, trauma, etc... may be the cause.

Posted Aug 14, 2017 by Susan 2000
I have been told it is an autoimmune disease. Seems like we have a lot of those today. I sometimes wonder if the way our food is being grown has something to do with it. I wish I could try organic everything, but that's impossible in my area and on my budget. I find it hard to believe it is genetic. I have only read of a few people who had more than one person in their family with RP.

Posted Sep 1, 2017 by Diane 2050
Genetics, stress. Not always a cause.

Posted Jun 11, 2019 by [email protected] 1000
There is none known if .it's a rare disease

Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Tmrcarlson 3550
There is no known cause for relapsing polychondritis. Medical studies are underway at NIH to investigate and understand Rp so more awareness and better treatment can be provided. One of the biggest issues is delays in diagnosis and treatment.

Posted Jun 12, 2019 by Kaz 3000
There is no known cause

Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Leanne 2500
The cause is unknown, it is thought to be an autoimmune disease

Posted Dec 30, 2019 by Carrie 3050
I contracted spinal polio during the epidemic in 1952, was completely paralyzed, ran a fever of 106 for four days. I believe my immuno-system saved my life at that time. I survived with learning to walk all over again and learning to read all over again. I think my immuno-system never quite shut down again. However, I am highly energized but exhausted easily. I consider it a fair trade.

Posted Mar 20, 2022 by shlawver 2500
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Not, as well as all autoimmune diseases, never has the explanation, I've heard that begins with inflammation of the gut, so a healthy diet,but the doctors tells you this, you found out by researching myself and still find lots of resistance

Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Ana Luiza Bottura 2000
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I think it must be infectious...

Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Kevin Ochoa 2000
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I really don't know. The doctors of the tb do not know how to answer. But I would really like to find out .
Already I once read it could be because of low immunity due to some trauma or disease.

Posted Oct 2, 2017 by Glaucia 1800

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The first time I noticed symptoms, I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something at work. My ears became so red and inflamed and hurt so bad. I let it go on for almost 3 days before finally going to a hospital where I was diagnosed with re...
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It began with dry nose, nose bleeding and what my GP thought was a sinus infection. Antibiotics and prednisone perscribed, helped for a while, then reoccurred. Ear then swelled over twice the size - red, shiny and moist, GP again said outer ear infec...
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i had progressively worsening breathing issues for many years before my diagnosis of rp.  I went through many specialists and tests and no one could identify why I was having breathing issues.  I had no outward signs of rp until one day my ears swe...
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I was officially diagnosed with RP 2 yrs ago. No one else in my family has it. It started approximately 5 years ago with ear flares, jumping from one to the other. My PCP happened to go to a conference where RP was discussed, and soon contacted me to...
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I have had strange symptoms before this came to light, but during my last trimester of my pregnancy with my youngest son, I had a severe respiratory infection that never seemed to get better. I have had exercise induced asthma since I was young and t...

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I don't think RP is as rare as we are led to believe. It seems many symptoms are unrelated. You go to an ortho doc for knee/joint pain. You go to an ENT for ears and throat. You go to an ophthalmologist for eyes. You go to a dermatologist for skin. T...

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