title: Churg-Strauss syndrome in childhood: a case report.
abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare form of small-vessel vasculitis. In the current report, we describe the case of a 17-year-old Czech girl predominantly characterized by peripheral neuropathy, the presence of cardiac and pulmonary involvement, hypereosinophilia, asthma, and sinusitis that led to the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty hospital, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic marziadmar@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Albahri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty hospital, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Minxová
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty hospital, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Antonín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lukeš
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal medicine, Faculty Hospital, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Abdul Al
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mawiri
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Neurology, Faculty hospital, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Šárka
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Štefáčková
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: Churg-Strauss syndrome; myocardial fibrosis; polyneuropathy