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Case Reports
. 2017;92(5 Suppl 1):56-58.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175522.

Cutaneous manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: key to diagnosis

Camila Carneiro Marques  1 , Elizabeth Leocadia Fernandes  1 , Gabriela Momente Miquelin  1 , Mariana Morais Tavares Colferai  1
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Cutaneous manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: key to diagnosis

Camila Carneiro Marques et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017.

Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic vasculitis characterized by asthma and other allergy symptoms as well as eosinophilia and necrotizing vasculitis involving small and medium-sized vessels. Its prevalence in the general population ranges from 1-3 cases per million a year, varying according to the population studied. The authors describe a case of a female patient affected by the disease with important systemic manifestations and not very florid skin lesions.

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Erythematous, purpuric papules with overlying erosions and crusts on the elbow
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Erythematous, purpuric papules on the lateral aspect of the left foot
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Multiple changes of the small vessels with foci of fibrin deposition. Leukocytoclasis. Malformed granuloma with interspersed eosinophils (Hematoxylin & eosin, X20 and X400)
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Erythematous, purpuric papules on the dorsum of the left hand
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