title: Churg-Strauss syndrome with pachymeningitis refractory to steroid therapy atone--a case report.
abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare syndrome of unknown cause, which is characterized by bronchial asthma and hypereosinophilia followed by systemic symptoms of angiitis. In 1951, Churg and Strauss first distinguished this disease from periarteritis nodosa. Our patient in particular was also complicated with otorhinological symptoms, which have less frequently been reported in CSS cases. We have detailed her clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. iiomitsu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawanami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inuyama
mesh_terms: D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone