Table 1 Three sets of diagnostic criteria for relapsing polychondritis

McAdam et al.

Bilateral auricular chondritis

Nonerosive seronegative inflammatory arthritis

Nasal chondritis

Ocular inflammation

Respiratory tract chondritis

Audio-vestibular damage

 ≥ Three symptoms

Damiani and Levine

Three symptoms of the McAdam's criteria

One symptom of McAdam's criteria and histologic evidence of chondritis

Chondritis at two or more separate anatomic locations with Response to corticosteroids, dapsone, or both

Michet et al

Two out of three symptoms: Auricular cartilage Inflammation, Nasal cartilage inflammation, Laryngotracheal cartilage inflammation

One of the above and meeting two other signs: ocular inflammation, hearing loss, vestibular dysfunction, or seronegative inflammatory arthritis (any of these)