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ArticleCureus2022

A Surgical Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome.

Nikhil Vasandani, Martha Isaac, Amrit Bajwa, Margaret Sheehan, Emmeline Nugent

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nikhil VasandaniDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
Martha IsaacDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
Amrit BajwaDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
Margaret SheehanDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
Emmeline NugentDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
University Hospital Galway · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) or Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare, autoimmune vasculitis usually affecting small and medium-sized blood vessels in its later phases. It is a diffuse, systemic, multisystem disease that is reported to present with gastrointestinal manifestations but very rarely as an acute abdomen secondary to eosinophilic peritonitis. A 28-year-old relatively healthy male with a pre-existing diagnosis of inactive pulmonary sarcoidosis presented to the emergency department with an acute abdomen. After an exploratory laparotomy, multi-specialty involvement, and extensive investigations to exclude other differentials, a diagnosis of EGPA was made. The patient was treated with systemic glucocorticoids initially, followed by a tapering course of steroids and anti-interleukin 5 monoclonal antibodies as maintenance upon remission. EGPA can manifest in a myriad of ways including an acute abdomen, and medical treatment is useful in managing this presentation. Surgeons should be aware of the atypical causes of acute abdomen and should routinely broaden their differential diagnosis to include medical pathologies.

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acute generalised peritonitisacute rheumatologychurg-strauss syndromehigh-dose methylprednisoloneimpending pericardial effusionintermittent claudicationinternal medicine and rheumatologymepolizumabpulmonary sarcoidosissurgical acute abdomen

Identifiers

PMID35607552
PMCPMC9123405
OpenAlexW4224231846

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