A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques
Churg-Strauss syndrome or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic vasculitis affecting the small and medium-sized vasculature. It is commonly associated with asthma and eosinophilia. Most patients are diagnosed at around the age of 40. We report a case of biopsy-confirmed Churg-S...
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| author | Nicole A. Negbenebor Saami Khalifian Ruth K. Foreman Daniela Kroshinsky |
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| description | Churg-Strauss syndrome or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic vasculitis affecting the small and medium-sized vasculature. It is commonly associated with asthma and eosinophilia. Most patients are diagnosed at around the age of 40. We report a case of biopsy-confirmed Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 92-year-old male with a history of eosinophilic asthma and peripheral eosinophilia who was later diagnosed with Churg-Strauss syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ce549018af04ef1a1353ed7df1eac822022-12-21T18:54:03ZengMDPI AGDermatopathology2296-35292018-03-0151444810.1159/000485969485969A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric PlaquesNicole A. NegbeneborSaami KhalifianRuth K. ForemanDaniela KroshinskyChurg-Strauss syndrome or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic vasculitis affecting the small and medium-sized vasculature. It is commonly associated with asthma and eosinophilia. Most patients are diagnosed at around the age of 40. We report a case of biopsy-confirmed Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 92-year-old male with a history of eosinophilic asthma and peripheral eosinophilia who was later diagnosed with Churg-Strauss syndrome.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485969Eosinophilic syndromeChurg-Strauss syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Nicole A. Negbenebor Saami Khalifian Ruth K. Foreman Daniela Kroshinsky A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques Dermatopathology Eosinophilic syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome |
| title | A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques |
| title_full | A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques |
| title_fullStr | A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques |
| title_short | A 92-Year-Old Male with Eosinophilic Asthma Presenting with Recurrent Palpable Purpuric Plaques |
| title_sort | 92 year old male with eosinophilic asthma presenting with recurrent palpable purpuric plaques |
| topic | Eosinophilic syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485969 |
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