[A case of Churg-Strauss syndrome presented as right thalamic hemorrhage].
Intracerebral hemorrhage is an uncommon sequel of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). We report the first case of CSS accompanied by right thalamic hemorrhage. The patient was 59-year-old male who experienced a sudden onset of left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed right thalamic hemorrhage. Although several reports had pointed out a close relationship between hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage in patients with CSS, this patient had no apparent prior history of hypertension. The cause of thalamic hemorrhage in this patient might be probably due to cerebral vasculitis and an effect of abnormal coagulation and fibrinolytic agents.
Nishino
R
R
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
Murata
Y
Y
Oiwa
H
H
Arakawa
T
T
Sunakawa
M
M
Tsuge
M
M
Miyanaka
Y
Y
Harada
T
T
Katayama
S
S
Umemura
T
T
Shimomura
T
T
Nakamura
S
S
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*