Churg-Strauss syndrome in childhood: a case report

J Child Neurol. 2014 Oct;29(10):NP98-100. doi: 10.1177/0883073813506492. Epub 2013 Oct 28.

Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare form of small-vessel vasculitis. In the current report, we describe the case of a 17-year-old Czech girl predominantly characterized by peripheral neuropathy, the presence of cardiac and pulmonary involvement, hypereosinophilia, asthma, and sinusitis that led to the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome.

Keywords: Churg-Strauss syndrome; myocardial fibrosis; polyneuropathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans