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KMID : 0882420050690000979
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2005 Volume.69 No. 0 p.979 ~ p.987
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Three cases of Churg-Strauss syndrome with cardiac involvement
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Lee Jin-Young
Song Pil-Sang
Oh Mi-Jung
Kwon Nam-Hee
Min Tae-Hoon
Lee Byung-Jae
Choi Dong-Chull
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Abstract
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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)
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KEYWORD
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Churg-Strauss syndrome, Heart Failure, Vasculitis
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