[A case of Churg-Strauss syndrome undergoing cesarean section].
A 37-year-old woman with Churg-Strauss syndrome underwent cesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare diffuse vasculitis accompanied by severe asthma. Anesthesia was performed uneventfully, but there were several issues of concern regarding the perioperative management of this syndrome.
Ito
Yousuke
Y
Department of Anesthesiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574.
Endo
Yasuhiro
Y
Kojima
Akiko
A
Sato
Minato
M
Horinouchi
Takashi
T
Kato
Masato
M
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications