TY - JOUR
T1 - Churg-Strauss syndrome diagnosed after lobar atelectasis
T2 - Case report
AU - Ulasli, Sevinc Sarinc
AU - Ulubay, Gaye
AU - Dilektasli, Asli Gorek
AU - Tore, Huseyin Gurkan
AU - Akcay, Sule
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A 24-year-old women presented with unresolved right upper lobe consolidation. Her medical history was notable for asthma, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accident, and nasal polyposis. Thoracic computed tomography scan revealed total atelectasis in the right upper and middle lobes, and consolidation in the atelectatic regions. A bronchial mucosal biopsy revealed diffuse eosinophilic infiltrates in the interstitium. Clinical presentation and pathological results of bronchoscopy were consistent with Churg-Strauss syndrome. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, radiologic pulmonary manifestations vary and atelectasis is very rare. In this case, mechanism of the lobar atelectasis might be explained by eosinophilic infiltration of airway walls resulting in airway narrowing.
AB - A 24-year-old women presented with unresolved right upper lobe consolidation. Her medical history was notable for asthma, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accident, and nasal polyposis. Thoracic computed tomography scan revealed total atelectasis in the right upper and middle lobes, and consolidation in the atelectatic regions. A bronchial mucosal biopsy revealed diffuse eosinophilic infiltrates in the interstitium. Clinical presentation and pathological results of bronchoscopy were consistent with Churg-Strauss syndrome. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, radiologic pulmonary manifestations vary and atelectasis is very rare. In this case, mechanism of the lobar atelectasis might be explained by eosinophilic infiltration of airway walls resulting in airway narrowing.
KW - Churg-Strauss Syndrome
KW - Eosinophilic infiltration
KW - Lobar atelectasis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.01.017
DO - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.01.017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77649336389
SN - 1755-0017
VL - 3
SP - 33
EP - 36
JO - Respiratory Medicine CME
JF - Respiratory Medicine CME
IS - 1
ER -
