title: Churg Strauss syndrome in childhood.
abstract: We describe a 7-year-old boy with Churg Strauss syndrome who presented with a 3-month history of cough, wheeze, fever, weight loss, abdominal pain, skin lesions, proteinuria and pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia. He showed a good response to corticosteroid treatment and is currently doing well. The case illustrates the difficulty and importance of reaching a diagnosis in a rare condition for which there is an effective treatment, and serves to remind paediatricians of its existence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mpofu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakalinova
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kazi
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male