Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Manifested by Cholecystitis and Mononeuritis Multiplex: A Case Report

Journal Title: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 43, Issue 3

Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis formerly named “Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)” is a systemic disease with bronchial asthma, hypereosinophilia, and systemic vasculitis. We report a case of CSS with cholecystitis and mononeuritis multiplex. A 50-year-old woman with a history of sinusitis and bronchial asthma of 8 years’ duration was referred with a complaint of left-hand deformity and difficulty in walking. The laboratory findings included remarkable eosinophilia, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a marked eosinophilic infiltration in the gallbladder biopsy. Based on the clinical features and histopathological findings, she was diagnosed with CSS and subsequently treated with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide.

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Maryam Mobini, Hamed Cheraghmakani, Zhila Torabizadeh, Omid Emadian, Fatemeh Nezhadi Kelarijani

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Maryam Mobini, Hamed Cheraghmakani, Zhila Torabizadeh, Omid Emadian, Fatemeh Nezhadi Kelarijani (2018). Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Manifested by Cholecystitis and Mononeuritis Multiplex: A Case Report. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 43(3), 332-335. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-296867