Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (EGPA) with foot drop. A rare presentation of a rare disease
EGPA, previously known as Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS), is a rare, non-transmissible, medium and small vessel autoimmune vasculitis. We report a case of a 45-year-old lady whose initial presentation was left foot drop, which later on progressed to a sudden onset of vasculitic skin rashes at the back...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/59911/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59911/7/59911-EGPA.pdf |
| Summary: | EGPA, previously known as Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS), is a rare, non-transmissible, medium and small vessel autoimmune vasculitis. We report a case of a 45-year-old lady whose initial presentation was left foot drop, which later on progressed to a sudden onset of vasculitic skin rashes at the background of longstanding poorly controlled bronchial asthma |
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