Allergic granulomatous angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) is a variant of systemic vasculitis characterized by pulmonary and systemic small vessel vasculitis, extra-vascular granulomas and eosinophilia. Clinical features include presence of asthma and/or allergic rhinitis with constitutional symptoms such as fever and weight loss. Multisystem involvement includes pulmonary infiltrations, monoeuritis multiplex, purpura and cutaneous nodules. Churg-Strauss syndrome is an uncommon condition, occur even more rarely in association with pregnancy and usually have a poor prognosis with increased risk of fetal death. In this article a 23-year-old patients who had developed signs and symptoms of the disease during pregnancy is reported. The full-flown picture of disease was revealed in peripartum period.
Poor Moghim,H. and Rezaei Salim,M. (2004). A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period. Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8(suppl), 53-58.
MLA
Poor Moghim,H. , and Rezaei Salim,M. . "A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period", Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8, suppl, 2004, 53-58.
HARVARD
Poor Moghim H., Rezaei Salim M. (2004). 'A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period', Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8(suppl), pp. 53-58.
CHICAGO
H. Poor Moghim and M. Rezaei Salim, "A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period," Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8 suppl (2004): 53-58,
VANCOUVER
Poor Moghim H., Rezaei Salim M. A case report of Churg-Strauss syndrome in peripartum period. Iran J Dermatol, 2004; 8(suppl): 53-58.
