Churg-Strauss syndrome: a case report.
Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic disease primarily characterized by hypereosinophilia, asthma and vasculitis. The lung is the organ most frequently involved. In the present report, the authors describe a relatively rare finding in this disease - the presence of a pulmonary nodule -, while recalling the main radiological findings and the most relevant differential diagnoses.
MDs, Residents of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Gabriel Lacerda
GL
Fernandes
MD, Radiologist, Diagnóstico das Américas (DASA/Exame-Pasteur), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Arivaldo Araújo
AA
Teixeira
MD, Radiologist, Hospital Brasília and Diagnóstico das Américas (DASA/Exame-Pasteur), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Ana Graziela Santana
AG
Antón
MDs, Residents of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Alan Timóteo Rodrigues
AT
Reis
MD, Radiologist, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF) and Instituto do Coração de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Ana Carolina Rezende
AC
de Freitas
MD, Pathologist, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Dunya Bachour
DB
Basílio
Asthma; Eosinophilia; Vasculitis