title: [Churg-Strauss syndrome--case report].
abstract: A case of Churg-Strauss syndrome in patient admitted to the Department of Rheumatology with suspected obliterative atherosclerosis is described. Churg-Strauss syndrome is an uncommon disease and may therefore has not been immediately recognized. The diagnosis was based on course of the disease, clinical manifestations, laboratory and serological tests. Treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide resulted in dissolutions of many disease symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych i Reumatologii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego im. J. Sniadeckiego w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Maria Jolanta
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pełszyńska
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000175:diagnosis; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone