
Resumo: A sÃndroma de Churg-Strauss (SCS) é uma vasculite sistémica pouco comum, que atinge preferencialmente vasos de pequeno calibre, envolve múltiplos órgãos e surge quase sempre associada a asma e eosinofilia.Os autores fazem uma revisão sobre esta doença e discutem o seu diagnóstico diferencial a propósito do caso clÃnico de uma mulher com diagnóstico de asma brônquica que aos 65 anos inicia quadro compatÃvel com SCS.Rev Port Pneumol 2005; XI (1): 73-83 Abstract: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic vasculitis, that essentially affects medium-sized vessels, involves multiple organs and in the majority of cases is related to asthma and eosinophilia.The authors make a review of this disease and discuss its differential diagnosis presenting the case of a woman with asthma that at the age of 65 is diagnosed with CSS.Rev Port Pneumol 2005; XI (1): 73-83 Palavras-Chave: Churg-Strauss, asma, vasculite, ANCA, Key words: Churg-Strauss, asthma, vasculitis, ANCA
Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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