A Case of Churg-Strauss Syndrome with Appendicitis and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
; : 977-982, 1999.
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ABSTRACT
Churg-Strauss Syndrome is a disorder of hypereosinophilia and systemic vasculitis in subjects with asthma and allergic rhinitis. Clinically, a multiple organ system can be involved with various manifestations of disease of lung, heart, skin, musculoskeletal system, nervous system, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary tract. We experienced a case of Churg- Strauss syndrome presenting as the appendicitis and the lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a 37-year-old male patient with acute lower abdominal pain. He also showed peripheral eosinophilia, bronchial asthma, and mononeuritis multiplex. He initially received a high dose corticosteroid and was maintained with low doses of corticosteroid, cyclophosphomide and exchange plasmapheresis.
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Main subject:
Appendicitis
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Asthma
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Skin
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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Abdominal Pain
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Rhinitis
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Plasmapheresis
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Mononeuropathies
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Eosinophilia
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Systemic Vasculitis
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1999
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Article