[Peripheral Neuropathy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis]

Brain Nerve. 2024 May;76(5):569-574. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416202645.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is an antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis secondary to inflammation of the small vessels. EGPA-induced neuropathy develops in approximately 90% of patients with peripheral blood eosinophilia and may lead to serious complications of the peripheral nervous system, necessitating emergency therapeutic intervention.

Publication types

  • Review
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / immunology
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / complications
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / complications
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / etiology