An atypical cutaneous presentation of vasculitis with features of Churg-Strauss syndrome, associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Gleeson, C M ^a   Levy, J B ^b   Cook, H T ^c   Francis, N D ^d   Robson, A ^e   Pope, F M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b West London Renal and Transplant Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE ANTIBODY; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; VASCULITIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 72549086291     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03248.x     Document Type: Article

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