The Churg-Strauss syndrome: An unusual presentation

The Churg-strauss syndrome (CSS), also referred to as allergic angiitis and granulomatosis is characterized by asthma, peripheral and tissue eosinophilia, extravascular granuloma formation, and vasculitis of multiple organ systems. It is an uncommon disease with an estimated annual incidence of 1-3...

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Autores principales: Manu, G. K., Mathew, A., Rajesh, R., Kurian, G., Unni, V. N., Pillai, G. S., Hiran, K. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23716921
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.109438
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author Manu, G. K.
Mathew, A.
Rajesh, R.
Kurian, G.
Unni, V. N.
Pillai, G. S.
Hiran, K. R.
author_facet Manu, G. K.
Mathew, A.
Rajesh, R.
Kurian, G.
Unni, V. N.
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description The Churg-strauss syndrome (CSS), also referred to as allergic angiitis and granulomatosis is characterized by asthma, peripheral and tissue eosinophilia, extravascular granuloma formation, and vasculitis of multiple organ systems. It is an uncommon disease with an estimated annual incidence of 1-3 per million. Here, we report a case of CSS with glomerulocentric granulomatous reaction with interstitial eosinophils and involvement of retinal vessels.
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spelling pubmed-36582922013-05-28 The Churg-Strauss syndrome: An unusual presentation Manu, G. K. Mathew, A. Rajesh, R. Kurian, G. Unni, V. N. Pillai, G. S. Hiran, K. R. Indian J Nephrol Case Report The Churg-strauss syndrome (CSS), also referred to as allergic angiitis and granulomatosis is characterized by asthma, peripheral and tissue eosinophilia, extravascular granuloma formation, and vasculitis of multiple organ systems. It is an uncommon disease with an estimated annual incidence of 1-3 per million. Here, we report a case of CSS with glomerulocentric granulomatous reaction with interstitial eosinophils and involvement of retinal vessels. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3658292/ /pubmed/23716921 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.109438 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Nephrology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Manu, G. K.
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Kurian, G.
Unni, V. N.
Pillai, G. S.
Hiran, K. R.
The Churg-Strauss syndrome: An unusual presentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23716921
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.109438
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