A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome combined with various vessel diseases

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 420-426

  Omoto, Atsushi ^a   Kawahito, Yutaka ^a   Muraguchi, Naoko ^a   Takao, Toshitatsu ^a   Yamamoto, Aihiro ^a   Kimura, Mizuho ^a   Tsubouchi, Yasunori ^a   Inoue, Mamoru ^a   Yoshikawa, Toshikazu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion; Churg Strauss Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MESENTERIC BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESENTERIC VASCULAR OCCLUSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 17144371850     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.27.420     Document Type: Article

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