Churg-Straus syndrome in rheumatologists practice
Churg-Straus syndrome (CHSS) - eosinophilic, granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract with the formation of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium caliber vessels combined with bronchial asthma and eosinophilia. Refers to ANCA - associated vasculitis, as it occurs with increased production of autoantibodies of group ANCA. In this article are presented the clinical and laboratory characteristics of the disease, indicated morphological features of vasculitis, the diagnostic criteria of ACA, the principles of treatment - inducing remission, maintaining the remission. We presented the results of our own observations. The goal was the description of clinical cases and features of Churg-Straus syndrome,special attention is paid to the debut of the disease, which in each case has its own characteristics. Clinical examples are described by patients with vasculitis, who was late diagnosed.