CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME

Course overview

EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME, BELONGS TO A GROUP OF DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY NECROTIZING VASCULITIS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED SYSTEMIC BLOOD VESSELS. EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER DISEASES IN THE CATEGORY IN THAT THE CONDITION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, RHINOSINUSITIS, AND PERIPHERAL EOSINOPHILIA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS AND STRESSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN OPTIMIZING CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.