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Churg-Strauss syndrome presenting as polymyositis. 1995

K De Vlam, and F De Keyser, and S Goemaere, and M Praet, and E M Veys

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a vasculitis-based pathology, predominantly characterized by asthma and eosinophilia. Histopathologically, the vessel wall infiltration contains a substantial proportion of eosinophils and extravascular granulomata can be demonstrated. We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome presenting as polymyositis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009132	Muscles	Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.	Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D001808	Blood Vessels	Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).	Blood Vessel,Vessel, Blood,Vessels, Blood
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015267	Churg-Strauss Syndrome	Widespread necrotizing angiitis with granulomas. Pulmonary involvement is frequent. Asthma or other respiratory infection may precede evidence of vasculitis. Eosinophilia and lung involvement differentiate this disease from POLYARTERITIS NODOSA.	Allergic Angiitis,Allergic Granulomatous Angiitis,Angiitis, Allergic Granulomatous,EGPA Disorder,Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis,Vasculitis, Churg-Strauss,Allergic Angiitis and Granulomatosis,Allergic Granulomatosis,Allergic Granulomatous and Angiitis,Eosinophilic Granulomatous Vasculitis,Granulomatous Allergic Angiitis,Allergic Angiitides,Allergic Angiitides, Granulomatous,Allergic Angiitis, Granulomatous,Allergic Granulomatoses,Allergic Granulomatous Angiitides,Angiitides, Allergic,Angiitides, Allergic Granulomatous,Angiitides, Granulomatous Allergic,Angiitis, Allergic,Angiitis, Granulomatous Allergic,Churg Strauss Syndrome,Churg-Strauss Vasculitis,Disorder, EGPA,Disorders, EGPA,EGPA Disorders,Granulomatoses, Allergic,Granulomatosis, Allergic,Granulomatous Allergic Angiitides,Granulomatous Angiitides, Allergic,Granulomatous Angiitis, Allergic,Granulomatous Vasculitides, Eosinophilic,Granulomatous Vasculitis, Eosinophilic,Syndrome, Churg-Strauss,Vasculitides, Eosinophilic Granulomatous,Vasculitis, Churg Strauss,Vasculitis, Eosinophilic Granulomatous
D017285	Polymyositis	Diseases characterized by inflammation involving multiple muscles. This may occur as an acute or chronic condition associated with medication toxicity (DRUG TOXICITY); CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; infections; malignant NEOPLASMS; and other disorders. The term polymyositis is frequently used to refer to a specific clinical entity characterized by subacute or slowly progressing symmetrical weakness primarily affecting the proximal limb and trunk muscles. The illness may occur at any age, but is most frequent in the fourth to sixth decade of life. Weakness of pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles, interstitial lung disease, and inflammation of the myocardium may also occur. Muscle biopsy reveals widespread destruction of segments of muscle fibers and an inflammatory cellular response. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1404-9)	Myositis, Multiple,Polymyositis Ossificans,Polymyositis, Idiopathic,Idiopathic Polymyositides,Idiopathic Polymyositis,Multiple Myositis,Myositides, Multiple,Ossificans, Polymyositis,Polymyositides,Polymyositides, Idiopathic