A case of stridor due to subglottic stenosis resulting from relapsing polychondritis in a young woman.

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare and severe progressive, multisystem autoimmune disease that affects cartilaginous tissues predominantly of the ear, nose, respiratory system and joints. The rarity of the disease, its unknown aetiology, the array of many possible presenting symptoms, lack of specific investigation for diagnosis and episodic nature, often cause a significant delay in diagnosis. We report a case of a young woman presenting with stridor due to subglottic stenosis of the trachea.

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in a parapneumonic effusion in a chronic kidney disease patient on hemodialysis.

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is an uncommon human pathogen, which is an inhabitant of soil and water. It should be included in the list of suspected nosocomial infections, especially in patients with immunocompromised status. C.