CHRONIC EOSINOPHILIC PNEUMONIA AS A PRESENTING FEATURE OF CHURG-STRAUSS-SYNDROME

We report on a rase of Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 30 year old male wi th a history of perennial rhinitis. The syndrome began nine months ear lier with clinico-radiological features typical of chronic eosinophili c pneumonia. Diagnosis of vasculitis was made by skin biopsy, and at t hat time there was multisystemic involvement with pulmonary, cardiac, renal, cutaneous and muscular disease, and right vocal chord paralysis , which improved with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide. This case report illustrates the possible overlap of chronic eosinophilic pneumo nia and the Churg-Strauss syndrome.