A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period

[Churg-Strauss syndrome: report of a case].

Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a form of small and medium vessel vasculitis characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of organs with necrotizing vasculitis and interstitial and perivascular granulomas. Three phases have been described in the natural history of the disease (prodromal, eosinophilic, and vasculitic phases) although they do not always occur successively. Initial records show CSS ...

Churg-Strauss syndrome: A case report

A clinical case of Churg-Strauss syndrome has been reported on the 53-year-old female patient Ts. with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. The main clinical signs and syndromes depending on the stage of the disease are presented, as well as therapeutic treatment of patients with this disease.

Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with AA amyloidosis: a case report

Churg Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic and pulmonary vasculitis exceptionally associated with AA amyloidosis. We report the case of a 65-year old woman with past medical history of asthma. She developed polyarthralgia, headache and purpura. A laboratory workout found hypereosinophilia (1150/µL), positive p-ANCA, microscopic haematuria and proteinuria at 2g/day. A diagnosis of Churg-Strauss s...

Churg–Strauss syndrome (eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis): A case report

Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis of the small and medium sized blood vessels. The triad of asthma, sinusitis and hypereosinophilia is characteristic of CSS. However, it can affect any organ system with predominance for the skin, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems. The natural history of the condition has been described in three phase...

Churg-Strauss syndrome.

Churg-strauss syndrome.

First described in 1951 as an allergic and granulomatous angiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a small-vessel vasculitis. Mean age at the time of diagnosis is approximately 50 years, with a sex ratio around 1. Asthma is the central feature of CSS and precedes the systemic manifestations in almost all cases, whereas 70% of the patients have maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and/or sinu...