Title of article :
Case Report: Churg-Strauss Syndrome in an 8-Year-Old Girl
Author/Authors :
Kashef, Sara Department of Immunology and Allergy - Nemazee Hospital , Alyasin, Soheila Department of Immunology and Allergy - Nemazee Hospital , Kiani, Mojgan Department of Immunology and Allergy - Nemazee Hospital , Amin, Reza Department of Immunology and Allergy - Nemazee Hospital , Alborzi, Abdolvahab Department of Pediatric Infectious diseases - Nemazee Hospital - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
Abstract :
Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) is a small vessel granulomatous vasculitis that
characteristically affects the middle age group and is extremely rare in children. We
describe an 8-year-old girl with a prolonged history of cough and eosinophila that
initially was labelled as pulmonary tuberculosis, but after complementary assays, associated
with skin biopsy, eosinophilic fibrinoid vasculitis, CSS was eventually diagnosed.
In this case, due to her young age and more prevalence of infectious lung diseases in
our area, there was a few months delay for correct diagnosis and treatment. After
meeting the CSS criteria the appropriate treatment was started and her condition improved.
Keywords :
Childhood , Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) , Eosinophilia
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
