Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3385411 | Revista Colombiana de Reumatología | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a rare disease frequently associated with asthma and sinusitis. This condition poses a challenge for clinicians because it manifests itself in different phases, as there is often a delay in the diagnosis, with serious consequences for the patients. There are a wide variety of clinical manifestations of the disease such as cutaneous, respiratory, cardiac, ENT, neurological, and renal involvement, to name a few. A case report is presented involving a 26 year old female with a history of chronic rhinosinusitis, vitiligo, and recent onset asthma who was seen in the emergency department a San Jose hospital on many occasions with bronchospasm and eosinophilia. She later developed a peripheral neuropathy in her lower extremity. A literature review on the subject is also presented.
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Authors
Alfredo Sánchez Betancourt, Milagros González Cole,