Diseases

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Allergic Angiitis
  • Allergic Angiitis and Granulomatosis
  • Allergic Granulomatosis
  • Allergic Granulomatous Angiitis
  • Allergic Granulomatous and Angiitis
  • Angiitis, Allergic Granulomatous
  • EGPA Disorder
  • Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
  • Eosinophilic Granulomatous Vasculitis
  • Granulomatous Allergic Angiitis
  • Vasculitis, Churg-Strauss
  • 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

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Granuloma (1966-1988)
  • Vasculitis (1966-1988)

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  3. C17.800w.862.105.500w
  4. C20w.111w.193.500w

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NLM Classification

WG 505

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015267. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015267
  2. Churg-Strauss Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_granulomatosis_with_polyangiitis
  3. Churg-Strauss Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32811