Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jan 2017)

Cutaneous manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: key to diagnosis

  • Camila Carneiro Marques,
  • Elizabeth Leocadia Fernandes,
  • Gabriela Momente Miquelin,
  • Mariana Morais Tavares Colferai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175522
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 92, no. 5 suppl 1
pp. 56 – 58

Abstract

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Abstract Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic vasculitis characterized by asthma and other allergy symptoms as well as eosinophilia and necrotizing vasculitis involving small and medium-sized vessels. Its prevalence in the general population ranges from 1-3 cases per million a year, varying according to the population studied. The authors describe a case of a female patient affected by the disease with important systemic manifestations and not very florid skin lesions.

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