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 (EGPA): A case report with atypical presentation
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DOI: 10.12669/pjms.39.1.6436
Abstract: A 72-year-old asthmatic gentleman with a history of recurrent sinusitis and chronic bronchitis presented with shortness of breath and progressively worsening hypoxemic respiratory failure. His CT chest demonstrated airspace disease bilaterally with ground-glass opacifications. He… read more here.
Keywords: granulomatosis polyangiitis; polyangiitis egpa; eosinophilic granulomatosis; egpa case ... See more keywords
Gut Microbiota and Associated Mucosal Immune Response in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)
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DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061227
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is an anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis. A genome-wide association study showed a correlation between ANCA-negative EGPA and variants of genes encoding proteins with intestinal barrier functions, suggesting that modifications… read more here.
Keywords: granulomatosis polyangiitis; immune response; egpa; polyangiitis egpa ... See more keywords