Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss) syndrome and pulmonary thromboembolism: an overlooked concomitance
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Autopsy and Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2236-1960
DOI: 10.4322/acr.2013.013