Relapsing Polychondritis: Prevalence of Expiratory CT Airway Abnormalities

Abstract

Expiratory CT abnormalities were present in the majority of patients with relapsing polychondritis who were referred for airway imaging, yet only half of these patients demonstrated abnormalities on routine inspiratory CT scans. Thus, dynamic expiratory CT should be a standard component of imaging assessment in patients with relapsing polychondritis.