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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2005;69(3):979-987.
- 증례 : 심장을 침범한 Churg-Strauss 증후군 3예
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- Three cases of Churg-Strauss syndrome with cardiac involvement
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Jin Young Lee, Pil Sang Song, Mi Jung Oh, Nam Hee Kwon, Tae Hoon Min, Byung Jae Lee, Dong Chull Choi
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Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
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- Abstract
- Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare syndrome of unknown cause, which is characterized by systemic vasculitis, peripheral eosinophilia, extravascular granulomastosis and chronic atopic disease. Cardiovascular involvement is known to be the major cause of death in patients with CSS accounting for up to 48%. Few clinical records have determined on the cardiac manifestations of CSS, we reported three cases of CSS with cardiac involvement. Since delayed treatment could lead to intractable heart failure, we advocate that Churg-Strauss syndrome should be considered and evaluated for cardiac involvement in asthmatic patients with chronic dyspnea, neuropathy or eosinophilia.(Korean J Med 69:S979-S987, 2005)
Keywords :Churg-Strauss syndrome, Heart Failure, Vasculitis
