Churg-Strauss Syndrome: case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • Fabio Maraschin Haggstram Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA
  • Eduardo Walker Zettler Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA
  • Cristiano Braun

Keywords:

SÍNDROME DE CHURG-STRAUSS/diagnóstico, ASMA/diagnóstico, DIAGNÓSTICO DIFERENCIAL, RELATOS DE CASOS.

Abstract

Aims: To describe a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome that was innitially diagnosed as difficult to treat asthma. Case description: The patient was a 46 years-old female, with a history of difficult to treat asthma since childhood (4 years-old), with frequent emergency room visits and hospitalizations due to asthma attack related to sinusitis and severe atopic disease. She presented with allergy to several medications, pulmonary function test with a moderate obstructive ventilatory disturbance and significant blood eosinophilia. Clinical and laboratory findings were suggestive of Churg-Strauss syndrome. Maxillary sinus mucosa biopsy with important eosinophilic infiltration corroborated the diagnosis. Conclusion: In spite of its low frequency, Churg-Strauss syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of difficult to treat asthma, due to its poor prognosis and good response to treatment. KEY WORDS: CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME/diagnosis; ASTHMA/diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; CASE REPORTS.

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Author Biographies

Fabio Maraschin Haggstram, Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA

Medico pneumologista, Doutor em medicina, professor adjunto do Curso de Medicina da Ulbra.

Eduardo Walker Zettler, Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA

Médico pneumologista, Doutor em pnemologia, professor adjunto do Curso de Medicina da ULBRA

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Published

2008-12-15

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Haggstram, F. M., Zettler, E. W., & Braun, C. (2008). Churg-Strauss Syndrome: case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 18(4), 172–176. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/3736

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2008)

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Case Reports

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