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A Case of Mononeuritis Multiplex in Churg-Strauss Syndrome: A case report.

Lee, Jun Ki , Kim, Myeong Ok , Jung, Han Young
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1998;22(5):1145-1150.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University Collage of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
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Objective: We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) which accompanied a mononeuritis multiplex.

Case Summary: A 46-year-old woman began to suffer from an allergic rhinitis since 1985, and was diagnosed as a bronchial asthma in 1995. She also complained numbness of the upper and lower extremities, which eventually lead to a weakness and edema of both upper and lower extremities. Electrophysiologic study findings were compatible with a mononeuritis multiplex. The skin biopsy revealed a necrosis of the vessels with infiltration of a large number of neutrocytes and lymphocytes.

Conclusion: Based on the patient's clinical characteristic, skin biopsy findings and electrophysiologic study findings, we have concluded that the case fit well for CSS.

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