Meatoplasty as a Functional Treatment Option in Relapsing Auricular Polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare connective tissue disorder, of unknown etiology, characterized by episodic inflammation of cartilaginous and connective tissue structures, leading to permanent destruction. About 90% of patients develop auricular manifestations in the course of the disease. The main treatment of relapsing polychondritis is medical, and until now, surgery was only performed for cosmetic reasons. We present a case wherein M-meatoplasty is proposed as a functional treatment option in auricular relapsing polychondritis, preventing secondary external otitis and accompanying conductive hearing loss.

Cite this article as: Couvreur FM, Lerut BGH. Meatoplasty as a functional treatment option in relapsing auricular polychondritis. B-ENT. 2022;18(4):302-304.