CHURG-STRAUSS-SYNDROME DIAGNOSED AND FOLLOWED WITH GASTROINTESTINAL FIBERSCOPIC STUDIES AND ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHY

Churg-strauss syndrome (CSS) is a disorder characterized by hypereosin ophilia and systematic vasculitis occurring in individuals with bronch ial asthma, We present a case of 24-year-old woman with CSS diagnosed by and followed with gastrointestinal fiberscopic examination and elec troneuromyography. The duodenal biopsy showed granulomatous angiitis w ith eosinophilic infiltration, and the electroneuromyography showed pe ripheral nerve dysfunction, After steroid treatment, the duodenal eros ion and ulcer were almost completely resolved. There was no improvemen t in electroneuromyography, but the patient was able to walk independe ntly after intensive rehabilitative training.