Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a challenge for differential diagnosis

Autores/as

  • Jorge Andrés Lechuga Ortiz
  • Elías Gonzalo Forero Illera Médico, Especialista en Medicina interna y Reumatología, Hospital Universidad del Norte/Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.2.616.07%20

Palabras clave:

Churg Strauss, Vasculitis, Granulomatosis alérgica, Anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilos

Resumen

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare small and medium vessels vasculitis, consisting of asthma, migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia. Its low occurrence makes difficult to achieve an early diagnosis, and hence a directed treatment in order to control it and avoid complications. We report a 31 years-old man with refractary asthma, who developed arthritis and mononeuritis multiplex. Before EGPA´s diagnosis, he had just received asthma treatment (steroids, bronchodilators, antileukotriene and omalizumab); but once EGPA is confirmed and correct treatment was started, there was a remarkable clinical improvement.

Biografía del autor/a

Elías Gonzalo Forero Illera, Médico, Especialista en Medicina interna y Reumatología, Hospital Universidad del Norte/Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe.

Médico, Especialista en Medicina interna y Reumatología, Profesor del Dpto. de Medicina de la Uniiversidad del Norte, Barranquilla-Colombia

Publicado

2018-01-16

Cómo citar

Lechuga Ortiz, J. A., & Forero Illera, E. G. (2018). Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a challenge for differential diagnosis. Revista Científica Salud Uninorte, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.2.616.07

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Caso Clínico