Pediatric Churg‐Strauss syndrome in Mexico

Churg‐Strauss syndrome (CSS) is one of the rarest forms of vasculitis, and very rarely presents in the pediatric population. We present two cases of childhood CSS, both with hepatic and cardiac involvement. To our knowledge, these are the first two cases of CSS in the pediatric population described...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric pulmonology 2006-04, Vol.41 (4), p.379-382
Hauptverfasser:	Hernández‐Bautista, Víctor Manuel, Espinosa‐Padilla, Sara Elva, Yamazaki‐Nakashimada, Marco Antonio, López‐Lara, Deyanira, González‐Serrano, Edith, Staines‐Boone, Tamara, Espinosa‐Rosales, Francisco
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Alanine Transaminase - analysis Aspartate Aminotransferases - analysis Asthma - complications Biological and medical sciences Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging childhood Churg-Strauss Syndrome - diagnosis Churg-Strauss Syndrome - drug therapy Churg‐Strauss syndrome Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use Eosinophilia - complications Female Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Lung - pathology Medical sciences Myocarditis - diagnostic imaging Pneumology Prednisone - therapeutic use Radiography Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Sinusitis - diagnostic imaging Ultrasonography vasculitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Churg‐Strauss syndrome (CSS) is one of the rarest forms of vasculitis, and very rarely presents in the pediatric population. We present two cases of childhood CSS, both with hepatic and cardiac involvement. To our knowledge, these are the first two cases of CSS in the pediatric population described in Mexico. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	8755-6863 1099-0496
DOI:	10.1002/ppul.20351