Churg-Strauss syndrome;Das Churg-Strauss-syndrom

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-144

  Zwerina, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ANCA; Churg Strauss syndrome; Corticosteroids; Eosinophilia; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGY; ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ASTHMA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MORPHOLOGY; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; NEUROPATHY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; CYTOTOXINS; GERMANY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 41749121701     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-008-0284-7     Document Type: Review

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