Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) Manifested as Necrosis of Fingers and Toes and Liver Infarction

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 810-815

  Otani, Yuichiro ^a   Anzai, Saburo ^a   Shibuya, Hiromi ^a   Fujiwara, Sakuhei ^a   Takayasu, Susumu ^b   Asada, Yuji ^c   Terashi, Hiroto ^d   Takuma, Masahisa ^a   Yokoyama, Shigeo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Oita Oka Hospital   (Japan)

^c KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angitis; Churg Strauss syndrome; Hypereosinophilia; Liver infarction; Necrosis of digits

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER NECROSIS; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; INFARCTION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INFARCTION; MALE; NECROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TOE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344664573     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00483.x     Document Type: Article

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