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There is no specific test for rp. Diagnosis is based on a collection of data such as symptoms and scans of trachea etc
Diagnosis is difficult as the various symptoms may be similar to and mistaken for other, more common diseases. There are no blood tests which can confirm RP and diagnosis is usually made on clinical symptoms alone. Due to the rarity of the condition, clinicians are often unfamiliar with the symptoms and patients occasionally wait years before getting a diagnosis.
Doctors will diagnose Relapsing Polychondritis on observing at least three of the following:
inflammation of cartilage in the ears (excluding the soft lower earlobe)
pain and swelling in several joints
inflammation of the nose cartilage
eye inflammation
inflammation of the cartilage in the windpipe
hearing loss/tinnitus/vertigo