title: Palpable purpura with foot drop: Common presentations in an uncommon disease.
abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare disease manifested by hypereosinophilia, vasculitis and tissue infiltration. This report describes the case of a 45-year-old man who presented with a history of fever, difficulty in breathing, reddish lesions over the extremities and inability to walk since two weeks. The cutaneous features prompted us to conduct serial lab investigations which led to an early, potentially life saving diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Teena Ramesh
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Mathanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jayaprakash
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alva
keywords: Churg–Strauss syndrome; eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis; red granuloma
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