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Case Reports in Rheumatology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 726038, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/726038
Case Report

Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report

Kuljeet Bhamra, Rachel Weerasinghe, and Alan Steuer

Department of Rheumatology, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Slough, Berkshire SL2 4HL, UK

Received 4 September 2011; Accepted 28 September 2011

Academic Editors: B. Bannwarth, M. Salazar-Paramo, and A. Zoli

Copyright © 2011 Kuljeet Bhamra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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