title: Subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with churg-strauss syndrome: two case reports.
abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of the small and medium vessels, associated with extravascular eosinophilic granulomas, peripheral eosinophilia, and asthma. The exact etiology of CSS is unknown. This syndrome commonly affects the lungs, peripheral nerves, skin, heart, and gastrointestinal tract, but rarely the central nervous system. Subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage in CSS patients is extremely rare; however, clinicians should consider that CSS may be a cause of intracranial hemorrhage and its high rate of mortality and morbidity. The authors report on two cases of subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage with CSS and discuss a brief review of CSS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University Hospital, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong Hoon
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: Jeong Un
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Gyu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yong Cheol
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lim