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Uncommon CT Findings in Relapsing Polychondritis

Laura E. Faix^a and Barton F. Branstetter, IV^a,b

^a Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
^b Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

View larger version (106K): [in a new window]   FIG 1. Contrast-enhanced axial CT scan with bone reconstruction through the larynx demonstrates unusual "train-track" calcifications (arrows) of the cricoid cartilage.

View larger version (83K): [in a new window]   FIG 2. Contrast-enhanced axial CT scan through the larynx with soft-tissue reconstruction demonstrates complete ossification of the thyroid (white arrow) and arytenoid (black arrow) cartilages, which is unusual in a 20-year-old patient.

View larger version (89K): [in a new window]   FIG 3. Unenhanced CT scan of the paranasal sinuses in oblique coronal reformat along the external auditory canal shows markedly thickened cartilaginous canal walls (white arrows), whereas the bony canal (black arrow) is spared.