ACUTE FULMINANT NEUROPATHY IN A PATIENT WITH CHURG-STRAUSS-SYNDROME

Authors
NG KKP YEUNG HM LOO KT CHAN HM WONG CK LI PCK
Citation
Kkp. Ng et al., ACUTE FULMINANT NEUROPATHY IN A PATIENT WITH CHURG-STRAUSS-SYNDROME, Postgraduate medical journal, 73(858), 1997, pp. 236-238
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
73
Issue
858
Year of publication
1997
Pages
236 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1997)73:858<236:AFNIAP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We report a patient with an acute neuropathy initially mimicking Guill ain-Barre syndrome, both clinically and electrophysiologically. Persis tent eosinophilia, positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and eo sinophilic vasculitis in sural nerve biopsy later confirmed Churg-Stra uss syndrome. Since vasculitic neuropathy can present in an acute and fulminant form, the role of early antibody testing and sural nerve bio psy in atypical cases af acute neuropathy is emphasized.