Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss) syndrome and pulmonary thromboembolism: an overlooked concomitance

The Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly Churg- Strauss Syndrome) (EGPA) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of rhinitis, asthma, peripheral eosinophilia, and vasculitis—the latter being characteristic of the late stage of the disease. After several ye...

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Main Authors: Vilma Takayasu, Aloisio Felipe-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/58910