title: [Churg-Strauss syndrome--report of four cases].
abstract: Four subsequent cases of Churg-Strauss syndrome were presented. The patients fulfilled criteria of the syndrome developed by American College of Rheumatology. They were treated with combination of systemic corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, one patient was additionally treated with plasmapheresis. In all four cases complete remission of the disease was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Reumatologii Pomorskiej AM w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brzosko
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzosko
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostanek
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Przepiera-Bedzak
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grabarek
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003520:Cyclophosphamide