Vasculitic Neuropathy Caused by Churg-Strauss Syndrome | 2002, Volume 8 - Issue 2

İbrahim AYDOĞDU¹, Veli ÇITIŞLI², Ayşın KISABAY¹, Safiye BİLGİN¹, Gökhan KESER³, Sacit ŞEN⁴

¹Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji ABD. [email protected]
²Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirurji ABD
³Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Romatoloji BD
⁴Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji ABD

Keywords: Churg-Strauss syndrome, vasculitis, peripheral neuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex.

Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis affecting small sized vessels characterised by asthma, sinusitis, pulmonary infiltrations, hypereosinophilia, and peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy or mononeuritis multiplex is most common neurological feature of CSS and sometimes may be the only manifestation of the underlying vasculitic disease. In this paper, we report a case of 48 years old patient who presenting progressive severe asymetrical polyneuropathy as major feature of disease besides other clinical findings of systemic vasculitis.