本病罕见,系感觉器官软骨的反复炎症,首由 Jacksch-Wartehorst(1923)描述,起名为多发性软骨病(polychoadropathies)。1960年pearson 等称为复发性多软骨炎(Relapsing po-lychondritis)。本病可发生在任何年龄,以20～60岁为最多,性别相等,多见于白种人,但亦有学者报导,见于1例黑人和3例日本人。病因不明,可能是属于胶元血管性的一种自身免疫疾患或风湿性疾病。偶然伴有风湿样关节炎、全身性红斑狼疮(SLE)、粘连性脊椎炎和 This disease is rare and is a recurrent inflammation of the sensory organ cartilage, first described by Jacksch-Wartehorst (1923) and named polychoadropathies. 1960 Pearson called relapsing polychondritis (Relapsing po-lychondritis). The disease can occur at any age to 20 to 60 years of age, the same gender, more common in Caucasians, but also some scholars reported that found in 1 case of black and 3 cases of Japanese. The etiology is unknown and may be an autoimmune disease or rheumatic disease that belongs to the collagen-vasculature. Occasionally associated with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ankylosing spondylitis and