What Is Relapsing Polychondritis?
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be fatal. The disease affects multiple organs, particularly cartilaginous structures such as the ears, nose, airways and joints as well as eyes, skin, heart valves and brain.
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RP PATIENT SURVEY: AUTOIMMUNE AND COVID-19
When it comes to how the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting people with vasculitis, medical experts agree there are more questions than answers – at least right now.
To address that concern, the Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), and the Vasculitis Patient Powered Research Network (VPPRN) have teamed up with partners in the Autoimmune Research Collaborative (ARC) to launch a new COVID-19 patient study.
We want to know your concerns. Please participate in the patient research survey: Autoimmune and COVID-19. Your participation will help researchers, clinicians and other patients better understand how people with relapsing polychondritis and other forms of vasculitis are dealing with COVID-19 / the novel coronavirus.
To get started, please go to: www.vasculitisfoundation.org/rp_vasccovid-19/
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Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient, spouse or significant other, parent or other family member of a patient, we are here to help.
We are a patient-founded and patient-driven 501(c)3 non-profit foundation which strives to raise awareness about RP and educate the public, as well as represent patients to the global medical community and support medical research toward a cure.
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Race For RP
Driving Awareness
The Race for RP supports research, awareness programs, and care for those who are affected by relapsing polychondritis (“RP”) and related diseases. Our drivers our passionate about raising awareness for the autoimmune disease community and RP. While our drivers race for RP, our organization is speeding to find a cure. We’re working to facilitate research and studies to help diagnose, prevent and cure Relapsing Polychondritis, and its related diseases. Whether you’re a professional driver, amateur racer, or a weekend warrior passionate about racing, we encourage you to connect with us to discover how you can Race for RP.
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Meet Dr. Hajime Yoshifuji, a rheumatologist at Kyoto University. He works in the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology and has diagnosed and treated more than thirty patients with relapsing polychondritis.
Read more at the link below.
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RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Hajime Yoshifuji, MD, PhD - Relapsing Polychondritis
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Dr. Hajime Yoshifuji is a rheumatologist who has diagnosed and treated more than thirty patients with relapsing polychondritis.8 hours ago
Expert doctors, relapsing polychondritis (RP) patients, and advocates explain the need for new treatments and the importance of accelerating research on RP, a debilitating systemic inflammatory disease that is characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilage and other tissues throughout the body.
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Cheers to our hard working researchers and advocates of RP. God bless you all. 🙏🙏
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As a professor at Hacettepe University, a leading university in Turkey, Dr. Ömer Karadağ is well-versed in RP and is a crucial part of the International Relapsing Polychondritis Research Network (IRPRN). As the Director of the Hacettepe University Vasculitis Center, Dr. Karadağ sees patients with RP and other types of vasculitis on a regular basis.
Thank you, Dr. Ömer Karadağ!
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RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Ömer Karadağ, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
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As the Director of the Hacettepe University Vasculitis Center, Dr. Karadağ sees patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP) and other types of vasculitis on a regular basis. His center in Ankara, Turkey also conducts research on various2 days ago
Dr. Ora Singer is a physician scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As a rheumatology specialist with a practice that includes RP patients, she is an excellent advocate and we are grateful for her support.
Read more at the link below.
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RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Ora B. Gewurz-Singer, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
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Dr. Singer is a physician scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As a rheumatology specialist with a practice that includes RP patients, she is an excellent advocate and we are grateful for her support.3 days ago
Working with the National Institutes of Health as a pediatric rheumatologist, Dr. Keith A. Sikora gets to see every pediatric patient with RP who walks through the NIH clinic doors. He’s truly on the front lines when it comes to relapsing polychondritis.
Read more at the link below.
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RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Keith A. Sikora, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
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Working with the National Institute of Health as a pediatric rheumatologist, Dr. Keith Sikora gets to see every pediatric patient with RP who walks through the NIH clinic doors. He’s truly on the front lines when it comes to relapsing polychondritis.4 days ago
Meet Dr. Hajime Yoshifuji, a rheumatologist at Kyoto University.
Dr. Yoshifuji is dedicated to helping patients with #RelapsingPolychondritis (RP) in Japan and all over the world.
Thank you, Dr. Hajime Yoshifuji!
RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Hajime Yoshifuji, MD, PhD - Relapsing Polychondritis
Dr. Hajime Yoshifuji is a rheumatologist who has diagnosed and treated more than thirty patients with relapsing polychondritis.
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Expert doctors, relapsing polychondritis (RP) patients, and advocates explain the need for new treatments and the importance of accelerating research.
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The Need for New Treatments for Relapsing Polychondritis and the Next Steps
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As a professor at Hacettepe University, a leading university in Turkey, Dr. Ömer Karadağ is well-versed in RP and is a crucial part of the International Relapsing Polychondritis Research Network (IRPRN).
Thank you, Dr. Karadağ!
@Hacettepe1967 @RaceforRP
RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Ömer Karadağ, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
As the Director of the Hacettepe University Vasculitis Center, Dr. Karadağ sees patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP) and other types of vascul...
polychondritis.org
Dr. Ora Singer is a physician scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As a rheumatology specialist with a practice that includes #RelapsingPolychondritis patients, she is an excellent advocate and we are grateful for her support.
RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Ora B. Gewurz-Singer, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
Dr. Singer is a physician scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As a rheumatology specialist with a practice that includes RP patien...
polychondritis.org
Working with the National Institutes of Health as a pediatric #rheumatologist, Dr. Keith Sikora gets to see every pediatric patient with RP who walks through the @NIH clinic doors.
He’s truly on the front lines when it comes to #RelapsingPolychondritis.
RP Research Scientist Spotlight: Keith A. Sikora, MD - Relapsing Polychondritis
Working with the National Institute of Health as a pediatric rheumatologist, Dr. Keith Sikora gets to see every pediatric patient with RP who walks th...
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“What is Relapsing Polychondritis?” features expert research scientist, Keith A. Sikora, MD, of the National Institutes of Health (@NIH).
Thank you, Dr. Sikora, for driving awareness and accelerating research about RP.
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Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Relapsing Polychondritis COVID-19 Patient Survey: Autoimmune and COVID-19.
If you haven’t yet completed the survey, please go to: https://t.co/p97T6UqK5L
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