Cogan's syndrome: a rare systemic vasculitis.

Churg-Strauss syndrome: a rare systemic vasculitis.

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare diffuse small/medium sized vessel vasculitis that is almost invariably accompanied by severe asthma. The cause is unknown, but its characteristic histological findings and association with asthma distinguish it from other vasculitides. We report here a middle aged lady who presented with sudden onset of vasculitic skin lesions in association with long standing a...

Cogan's syndrome: a rare systemic vasculitis.

A 4 year old girl presented with keratitis and ataxia. Over the next two months she developed profound hearing loss, arthritis, and polychondritis. A diagnosis of Cogan's syndrome was made. The literature on the condition is reviewed and the importance of early diagnosis to prevent hearing loss is highlighted.

Churg-Strauss syndrome in childhood: a rare form of systemic vasculitis posing a great diagnostic challenge.

Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis: a rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

BACKGROUND Urticarial vasculitis is a small-vessel vasculitis, presenting clinically as persistent urticarial skin lesions and microscopically as leucocytoclastic vasculitis. Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is a distinct type of urticarial vasculitis with multiorgan involvement, whose etiology and link with other diseases are still unknown. Some authors have suggested t...

Cystoid macular oedema in Cogans syndrome-a case report

INTRODUCTION Cogan's Syndrome is typically characterised by a non syphilitic interstitial keratitis (IK), with or without conjunctivitis, iritis or subconjunctival bleeding and progressive sensorineural hearing loss within two years of ocular signs. Atypical ocular manifestations include episcleritis, scleritis, posterior scleritis, retinal artery occlusion, choroiditis, retinal vasculitis, and...