Churg-Strauss syndrome--case report

Susana Pires de Oliveira dos Santos Vieira; Berta Maria da Silva Mendes

Churg-Strauss syndrome--case report

Susana Pires de Oliveira dos Santos Vieira, Berta Maria da Silva Mendes

NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)

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Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis, that essentially affects medium-sized vessels, involves multiple organs and in the majority of cases is related to asthma and eosinophilia. The authors make a review of this disease and discuss its differential diagnosis presenting the case of a woman with asthma that at the age of 65 is diagnosed with CSS.

Original language	Unknown
Pages (from-to)	73-83
Journal	Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Volume	11
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005

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