How do I know if I have Relapsing Polychondritis?

I believe the first symptoms or RP are ear pain, redness & inflammation, sinus problems or stuffy nose & possibly skin conditions. Of course all patients are different.

8/14/17 by Susan 2000

For me, the red ears was significant. Not many diseases cause your ears to get red, painful, and inflamed. My ear canals will swell shut. But not everyone has the same symptoms. I was lucky to be diagnosed by an Internal Medicine doctor after I moved to Texas. My doctor said that most doctors learn about RP in med school, but they never see a case of it, so they forget about it.

9/1/17 by Diane 2050

By monitoring symptoms. The obvious signs can be any or all of the following: Swollen, red, tender ears. inflamed tender nose hoarse voice stridor dry cough breathlessness saddle nose painful swollen joints inflammation of cartilage red, swollen eyes.

3/20/18 by Lisa Matthews (Lissy) 4800

Tour wars start looking funny and your nose

6/12/19 by Tmrcarlson 3550

I first experienced an episode of scleritis. It was suspected at that time I may have an autoimmune disease as scleritis is linked to several autoimmune conditions. I then awoke one morning several months later with a swollen, very red nose. I felt like I had been smashed in the face with a baseball bat. The swelling lasted near 2-3 weeks. Prior to this I experienced episodes of ear canal pain without evidence of infection. I also had intermittent facial swelling and ongoing pain in the left eye. From there other joints like ribs, knees, wrists, feet and shoulders began to swell and ache. I developed oesophageal dysmotility, dynamic tracheal collapse and pericardial effusion and thyroid swelling. MRIs showed chondropathy and effusions in joints and oedema. After 2 years and numerous specialists I was diagnosed with severe relapsing polychondritis.

6/12/19 by Kaz 3000

Visit your gp and get a referral to a rheumatologist. Keep a diary of symptoms and take photos of flares

12/30/19 by Leanne 2500

Back to symptoms of red, hot, painful swollen ears, nose, joints, fatigue, pain, headaches, swelling, reaching difficulties etc

12/30/19 by Carrie 3050

Extreme pain and swelling of joints, soft bone tissue, shrinking of cartilage supported physical features, Loss of voice control and the ability to sing [damaged vocal chords] clinical exhaustion, red rashes.

3/20/22 by shlawver 2500

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In my case, my ears burned

10/2/17 by Ana Luiza Bottura. Translated

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In my case, it began with a cough, the ecsc and despite the fact that take a lot of antibiotics do not the brain the cough, then after that came the swelling in the ears and nose

10/2/17 by Kevin Ochoa. Translated

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In my case the pavilions of the ears always inflamavam. A month was the right ear, and in the following month the left ear. And so it went on for a year, until I started to treat you appropriately.

10/2/17 by Glaucia. Translated

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My case began with a great deal of inflammation of the nose, ears, fatigue, pain in all the joints, ribs, in order to widespread pain

10/23/17 by Julai. Translated

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With redness, pain, swelling, and hardening of the ear for more than three weeks. Sensitivity to the sun. I went to the Ent doctor who referred me to the Dermatologist to perform a biopsy of the cartilage confirming the condition. I was sent to Rheumatology for treatment with drugs.

11/7/17 by Cuquis. Translated