Churg-Strauss syndrome manifested by appendicitis, cholecystitis and superficial micronodular liver lesions - An unusual clinicopathological presentation

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 848-850

  Sironen, Reijo K ^a,b   Seppa A ^a,b   Kosma, V M ^b   Kuopio, T ^a  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; CREATININE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ASTHMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYPECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; URINALYSIS;

APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956937030     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.078279     Document Type: Letter

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