"Peripheral neuropathy crippling bronchial asthma": two rare case reports of churg-strauss syndrome.

Case Rep Pulmonol

Department of Internal Medicine, ASCOMS & Hospitals, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180017, India.

Published: January 2015

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare cause of vasculitic neuropathy. Although rare and potentially fatal, Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is easily diagnosable and treatable. The presence of bronchial asthma with peripheral neuropathy in a patient alerts a physician to this diagnosis. This is vividly illustrated by the presented two cases who had neuropathy associated with bronchial asthma, eosinophilia, sinusitis, and positive perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) test, which improved with administration of steroids.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280653PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/673906DOI Listing

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