Results: 4

Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in an argentinian cohort with ANCA-associated vasculitis

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (2), 2021
Abstract ANCA-associated vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of rare autoimmune conditions of unknown cause. Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors were analyzed in 47 patients: 20 (42.5%) with granulomatosis with polyangiitis, 17 (36.2%) with microscopic polyangiitis, 6 (12.8%) with renal-limit...

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)

SUMMARY Churg-Strauss syndrome, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), is a systemic vasculitis that affects small- to medium-sized vessels. It is rare and part of the Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis (ANCA) group. We present a 37-year-old man, with a previous histo...

Cutaneous manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: key to diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic vasculitis characterized by asthma and other allergy symptoms as well as eosinophilia and necrotizing vasculitis involving small and medium-sized vessels. Its prevalence in the general population ranges from 1-3 cases per million a year, varying accordin...

Infarto agudo do miocárdio como apresentação inicial de granulomatose eosinofílica com poliangiite (anteriormente, síndrome de Churg Strauss)

Rev. bras. reumatol; 54 (5), 2014
A granulomatose eosinofílica com poliangiite é uma vasculite primária rara, caracterizada por hipereosinofilia, asma de surgimento tardio e granulomas eosinofílicos extravasculares. Relatamos um caso apresentado inicialmente com infarto do miocárdio e que, ulteriormente, teve prosseguimento apenas c...