CHURG AND STRAUSS SYNDROME WITH RECTAL LOCALIZATION AND PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY

Authors
MALAVAL T LI V JANG GR RAMOS JM MEZIN P FOURNET J HOSTEIN J
Citation
T. Malaval et al., CHURG AND STRAUSS SYNDROME WITH RECTAL LOCALIZATION AND PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY, Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique, 17(5), 1993, pp. 386-390
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique → ACNP
ISSN journal
03998320
Volume
17
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
386 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-8320(1993)17:5<386:CASSWR>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 61-year old patient with a Churg-Stra uss syndrome revealed by abdominal pain. Investigations showed a diffu se inflammatory digestive tract involvement, documented by endoscopy a ssociated with protein-losing enteropathy. Deep rectal biopsy revealed vasculitis in an otherwise macroscopically normal rectum. Faced with acute and life-threatening course of disease, emergency medial treatme nt with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to rapid regression of clini cal, biological and radiological abnormalities.