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Encyclopedia > Chondritis

Chondritis is inflammation of cartilage. It takes several forms, osteochondritis, costochondritis among them. Cartilage is type of dense connective tissue. ... A benign inflammation of the ligaments connecting to the sternum or ribs, Tietzes Syndrome is most common among patients who have had thoracic surgery. ...


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Arytenoid Chondritis (850 words)
Arytenoid chondritis or chondropathy is a disease affecting the upper airway of  the horse.
Horses with arytenoid chondritis can have similar clinical signs and histories as those with laryngeal hemiplegia, a disorder in which the arytenoids are partially or completely paralyzed and cannot function properly.
Arytenoid chondritis is diagnosed using endoscopic examination in which a small camera enclosed in a tube is passed up the horse’s nasal passage in order to visualize the arytenoids.
EARLY MANAGEMENT OF THE BURNED AURICLE (1881 words)
Chondritis is the commonest early complication following burn of the auricle, and it may be severe enough to destroy the cartilage completely.
The incidence of chondritis after the use of sulfamylon was reported as ranging from 3.3 to 19%,2 while it was up to 43% after gentamicin iontophoresis.8,12 In our study we used three different types of topical agents in ointment form.
It is important to diagnose chondritis before this stage because the cartilage involvement will invariably be necrosed and result in partial or total loss of the auricle.5 In our series early detection of chondritis was of the utmost importance.
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