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ArticleBMJ case reports2011

Churg-Strauss presenting as acute coronary syndrome: sometimes it's zebras.

Nicholaos Kakouros, Rachel Bastiaenen, Antonios Kourliouros, Lisa Anderson

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicholaos KakourosDepartment of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. nkakouros@gmail.com
Rachel Bastiaenen
Antonios Kourliouros
Lisa Anderson
Imperial College London · GBJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USSt George's Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 53-year-old patient presented to our institution with troponin-positive chest pain and new-onset peripheral oedema. A week prior, while abroad, he had developed visual disturbances and fever in conjunction with an elevated troponin. Coronary angiography had revealed minor coronary artery disease and he was treated for acute coronary syndrome and occult infection. On arrival to our coronary care unit, further review elicited a history of recently diagnosed and worsening severity asthma with nasal polyposis. A mononeuritis and a vasculitic rash were noted and blood screen showed hypereosinophilia and immunoglobulin E (IgE) elevation. A clinical diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome was made and the patient was treated urgently and successfully with immunosuppressants. The case illustrates a fulminant presentation mode of this rare vasculitis and the importance of seeking a unifying diagnosis in cases presenting with apparently disparate symptoms and findings.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeChurg-Strauss SyndromeHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID22700996
PMCPMC3079452
OpenAlexW2118709266

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