A limited form of Churg-Strauss syndrome presenting without asthma and eosinophilia.
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We report a young woman presenting with digital gangrene, paranasal sinusitis, mononeuritis multiplex, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis without asthma and eosinophilia - an extremely rare variant of this disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 181 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004