Successful Use of Plasma Exchange in the Treatment of Corticosteroid-Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Associated with Gastrointestinal Manifestations

We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman having corticosteroid-refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) who presented with abdominal pain and responded dramatically to plasma exchange. Eosinophilia, asthma history, neuropathy, pulmonary infiltrates, and paranasal sinus abno...

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Autores principales: Tsujimoto, Kohei, Yagita, Masato, Taniguchi, Masashi, Fujita, Masaaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26989530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8341751

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26989530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8341751

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