A Case of Churg-Strauss Syndrome.
- Author:
Kyoung HEO
1
;
Il Nam SUNWOO
;
Je Geun CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Axons;
Biopsy;
Churg-Strauss Syndrome*;
Cyclophosphamide;
Digestion;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Male;
Mononeuropathies;
Muscle, Skeletal;
Myelin Sheath;
Prednisolone;
Rhinitis;
Sural Nerve;
Systemic Vasculitis;
Vasculitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1989;7(2):377-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Churg-Strauss syndrome is one of idiopathic, systemic necrotizing vasulitides and characterized by a history of asthma or allergic rhinitis, eosinophilia of peripheral blood and variable symptoms of the systemic vasculitis. This is a case report of classical Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 6- year-old male who has the multiple mononeuropathy as a symptom of the systemic vasculitis. The sural nerve biopsy showed a few myelin digestion chambers suggesting axonal degeneration which was not suspected on the electrophysiological study, and the specimen of right gastrocnemius muscle revealed the typical pathological findings of eosinophilic infiltration, extravascular granuloma and necrotizing small vessel vasculitis. The therapeutic response of cyclophosphamide looked better than the oral prednisolone treatment only.
