An asthmatic adolescent with a rash and eosinophilia.
Children frequently visit emergency departments with asthma exacerbations. Many of these asthmatic children may have fever and/or pneumonia, but when associated with eosinophilia or evidence of vasculitis, other diagnoses should be considered. Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare form of systemic vasculitis, which usually occurs in patients with asthma in association with eosinophilia. The diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome can be difficult because this syndrome may arise at first as a common association between asthma and allergic rhinitis. A delay in diagnosis and treatment may increase the morbidity from the complications of vasculitis. We report a young asthmatic adolescent who presented with vasculitis, eosinophilia, and peripheral neuropathy.
Waseem
Muhammad
M
Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA. waseemm2001@hotmail.com
Laureta
Emma
E
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome