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2018
- handle: 10670/1.eh948o
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Salud Vasculitis Churg Strauss Allergic granulomatosis Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodySujets proches
Therapy Bronchial asthmaCiter ce document
Elias Forero Illera et al., « Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a challenge for differential diagnosis », Salud Uninorte, ID : 10670/1.eh948o
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"Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare small and medium vessels vasculitis, consisting of asthma, migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia. Its low occurrence makes it difficult to achieve an early diagnosis, and hence a directed treatment in order to control it and avoid complications. We report a 31 year-old man with refractory asthma, who developed arthritis and multiplex mononeuritis. Before EGPA's diagnosis, he had just received asthma treatment (steroids, bronchodilators, antileukotriene and omalizumab); but once EGPA is confirmed and correct treatment was started, there was a remarkable clinical improvement."