Relapsing Polychondritis: Tracheobronchial Imaging Features

Eurorad case illustrates imaging findings of tracheobronchial involvement in relapsing polychondritis: smooth wall thickening, sparing posterior membrane. For radiologists and trainees.

• Teaching case from Eurorad (ESR), single illustrative example of rare autoimmune condition.
• Highlights characteristic CT findings: tracheal and bronchial wall thickening, calcification, and sparing of the posterior membranous portion.
• Limitation: single-case educational material; not a study with quantitative data.

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