Atypical presentation of Churg-Strauss syndrome: Another "forme fruste" of the disease?

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 324, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 276-278

  Malik, T Q ^a   Youmbissi, T J ^a   Gacha, R ^a   Abdelrahman, M ^a   Al Khursany, A I ^a   Karkar, A ^a  

^a Department of Nephrology ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA); Asthma; Churg Strauss syndrome; Necrotizing glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0036842038     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200211000-00007     Document Type: Article

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