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Left ear shows erythema and painful swelling without ear lobe involvement.
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He was diagnosed with RP in 1997 due to recurrent swelling and redness of both ears (Figure 1), conjunctivitis, general ache and myalgia, which was confirmed by an ear biopsy (Figure 2).
Biopsy of auricular chondritis. Biopsy of the ear shows perichondritis with presence of mononuclear cells and occasional polymorphonuclear leukocytes at the fibrochondral junction (H&E, x100).
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He was diagnosed with RP in 1997 due to recurrent swelling and redness of both ears (Figure 1), conjunctivitis, general ache and myalgia, which was confirmed by an ear biopsy (Figure 2).
Bone marrow smear at the time of diagnosis shows markedly decreased erythroid series. Some of the myeloid cells show dysplastic changes such as hypogranulation. Megakaryocytes show dysplastic changes such as single lobed nuclei (Wright stain, x1000).
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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy were performed (Figure 3).