Nephropathy, polyneuropathy, and gastroenteritis in a child with Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Clin Rheumatol
; 26(5): 831-5, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a serious but rare pauci-immune vasculitis of small- and medium-sized blood vessels. It is commonly seen in association with bronchial asthma and/or allergic disorders. The syndrome is characterized by the presence of asthma, hypereosinophilia, and vasculitis in any part of the body. Vasculitis is often associated with significant distortion of normal functions. A rather severe case of CSS in an 8-year-old Nigerian girl with asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is reported. She presented with multiple morbidities, namely, vasculitic polyneuropathy and also nephritic-nephrotic syndrome that eventuated in acute renal failure after an onset of vasculitic gastroenteritis. Routine screening of all asthmatic patients for CSS is advocated.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polineuropatias
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Asma
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Síndrome de Churg-Strauss
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Gastroenterite
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Síndrome Nefrótica
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Rheumatol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria