Mepolizumab: Therapeutic strategy for a pediatric patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26249
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; formerly known as Churg‐Strauss syndrome) is classified as an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)‐associated small vessel vasculitis. It is a multisystem disorder and can affect every organ system. EGPA is a… read more here.
Keywords: granulomatosis polyangiitis; eosinophilic granulomatosis; pediatric patient;
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage and coronary vasculitis: a case report and review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3875-2
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small-sized vessels with extravascular granulomas and eosinophilic infiltration. The case of a 48-year-old Japanese woman with EGPA, who presented concurrently with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)… read more here.
Keywords: coronary vasculitis; vasculitis; granulomatosis polyangiitis; subarachnoid hemorrhage ... See more keywords
Cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3889-9
Abstract: Inflammatory rheumatic diseases often involve the heart. Coronary vasculitis is common in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Kawasaki’s disease (KD), Takayasu’s arteritis (TA), rare in Behcet’s disease (BD) and among systemic vasculitis most commonly seen in eosinophilic… read more here.
Keywords: vasculitis; heart; disease; cardiac involvement ... See more keywords
Treatment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s40265-018-0920-8
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg–Strauss syndrome) is a rare type of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis. Nevertheless, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis stands apart because it has features of vasculitis and eosinophilic disorders that require targeted… read more here.
Keywords: eosinophilic granulomatosis; treatment; review; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords
Rituximab for the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A systematic literature review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102737
Abstract: OBJECTIVE We investigated the effectiveness of rituximab (an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). METHODS We performed a systematic literature review from the inception dates until July 20, 2020 for… read more here.
Keywords: rituximab; treatment; granulomatosis polyangiitis; rituximab treatment ... See more keywords
Cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome): Prospective evaluation at a tertiary referral centre.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.12.008
Abstract: BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis. Cardiac specific involvement (CSI) is caused by coronary artery vasculitis, but also by myocardial eosinophilic infiltration. To date, the prevalence of CSI associated with… read more here.
Keywords: eosinophilic granulomatosis; egpa; csi; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords
Heart failure not responsive to standard immunosuppressive therapy is successfully treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in a patient with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.01.025
Abstract: Glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs represent the first-line treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, former Churg-Strauss syndrome), even though the combined therapy is not successful in achieving the disease remission in some patients with neurological… read more here.
Keywords: immunosuppressive therapy; high dose; polyangiitis egpa; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome) as a differential diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndromes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.006
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare systemic disease situated between primary small vessel vasculitides associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) and hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES). Here, we present a… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; churg strauss; granulomatosis polyangiitis; formerly known ... See more keywords
Retropharyngeal edema: A rare manifestation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101539
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is characterized by excessive eosinophil accumulation in the peripheral blood and affected tissues with development of granulomatous vasculitic organ damage. Although upper airway and neck involvement is seen in patients… read more here.
Keywords: edema rare; retropharyngeal edema; eosinophilic granulomatosis; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords
Strongyloides stercoralis central nervous system dissemination in a migrant misdiagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab177
Abstract: We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis suspected CNS dissemination in a Brazilian woman previously misdiagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and consequently treated with immunosuppressant therapies. This case highlights the urgent need for a… read more here.
Keywords: misdiagnosed eosinophilic; strongyloides stercoralis; granulomatosis polyangiitis; eosinophilic granulomatosis ... See more keywords
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with a vesicovaginal fistula.
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DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew458
Abstract: A 55-year-old woman presented with pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding and an offensive discharge. The patient subsequently described late-onset asthma, chronic sinusitis, unexplained polyarthralgia and intermittent paraesthesia of both hands. A necrotic, fungating mass causing a… read more here.
Keywords: vesicovaginal fistula; eosinophilic granulomatosis; fistula; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords