A Case of Mononeuritis Multiplex in Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A case report.
- Author:
Jun Ki LEE
1
;
Myeong Ok KIM
;
Han Young JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University Collage of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Churg-Strauss syndrome;
Mononeuritis multiplex
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Biopsy;
Churg-Strauss Syndrome*;
Edema;
Female;
Humans;
Hypesthesia;
Lower Extremity;
Lymphocytes;
Middle Aged;
Mononeuropathies*;
Necrosis;
Rhinitis;
Skin
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1998;22(5):1145-1150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) which accompanied a mononeuritis multiplex. CASE SUMMARY: A 46-year-old woman began to suffer from an allergic rhinitis since 1985, and was diagnosed as a bronchial asthma in 1995. She also complained numbness of the upper and lower extremities, which eventually lead to a weakness and edema of both upper and lower extremities. Electrophysiologic study findings were compatible with a mononeuritis multiplex. The skin biopsy revealed a necrosis of the vessels with infiltration of a large number of neutrocytes and lymphocytes. CONCLUSION: Based on the patient's clinical characteristic, skin biopsy findings and electrophysiologic study findings, we have concluded that the case fit well for CSS.
