Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Joint Authors
Pradeepan, Jebananthy Anandaselvam
Kumanan, Thirunavukarasu
Guruparan, Mahesan
Apirami, M.
Selvaratnam, G.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare autoimmune condition, characterized by necrotizing extravascular eosinophil rich granulomatous inflammation of the tissues and disseminated small-medium sized vessel vasculitis in a patient with bronchial asthma and tissue eosinophilia.
Though pulmonary involvement is the predominant feature of CSS, extra pulmonary involvement, in particular, cardiac involvement, denotes an adverse outcome.
Here we report a 50-year-old female who presented with cardiogenic shock due to an acute coronary event as the initial manifestation of CSS.
A subsequent coronary angiogram revealed normal epicardial coronaries.
She was a patient with bronchial asthma and developed vasculitic rash, bilateral sensory motor polyneuropathy, and migratory peripheral lung field shadows in the background of peripheral eosinophilia during the course of the illness.
She was diagnosed as having CSS based on ACR criteria and aggressively treated with immunosuppressants according to her Five-Factor Score and has shown prompt response to therapy.
This case report adds to the literature another rare initial presentation of CSS to the existing array of its clinical manifestations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Apirami, M.& Pradeepan, Jebananthy Anandaselvam& Kumanan, Thirunavukarasu& Guruparan, Mahesan& Selvaratnam, G.. 2018. Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149783
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Apirami, M.…[et al.]. Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Apirami, M.& Pradeepan, Jebananthy Anandaselvam& Kumanan, Thirunavukarasu& Guruparan, Mahesan& Selvaratnam, G.. Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149783
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149783