What is Churg-Strauss syndrome?
Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder first described in 1951. It is a form of vasculitis in which the blood vessels become inflated, with inflammation spreading to organ systems such as lungs and skin. Historically, this condition was fatal because the body was unable to handle inflammation. Moderní léčba způsobila, že Churg-Straussův syndrom byl zvládnutelný, zejména pokud je chycen brzy, než pacient způsobí poškození orgánů. Finally, the patient develops asthma, which over time becomes more serious when Churg-Strauss syndrome gradually moves into the third phase, involving damage to organ systems of the body. If blood samples are taken from the patient, they detect a high concentration of white blood cells called eosinophil. Normally, these cells are part of the immune system, but when they are present in a large -dressed inflammation. Churg-Strauss may also include nerves, armor, numbness and pain. A doctor can use a combination of blood work, patient medical history and medicalCHEPING studies to diagnose a patient with the condition and determine the extent of damage. Patients can hear Churg-Strauss syndrome referred to as allergic angiitis or allergic granulomatosis.
The treatment of this condition involves high doses of prednism to deal with inflammation, while the dose is gradually narrowing over time. Immunosuppressive drugs can also be used to numb the response of the immune system. Treatment may take one to two years, while the patient has been carefully monitored during treatment to confirm that doses are appropriate and are looking for signs of damage. Patients usually see a rheumatologist for the treatment of Churg-Strauss syndrome.
As with many autoimmune conditions, the cause of Churg-Strauss syndrome is not known. It does not seem to be a genetic component and the condition is not portable because it includes a basic problem with the patient's immune system rather than the disease -causing agentIt could be handed over. It seems that men and women are exposed to the same risk of developing this condition and the average age of onset is around the middle age. Patients can sometimes live for years in the early stages of syndrome and may be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are often vague and very wide in the early stages. The rarity also means that the doctor will have less suspected that Churg-Strauss until the syndrome has progressed quite far.