Acute fulminant neuropathy in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome. Issue 858 (April 1997)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ng, K. K.; Yeung, H. M.; Loo, K. T.; Chan, H. M.; Wong, C. K.; Li, P. C.
• Is Part Of: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 73:Issue 858(1997)
• Page Start: 236
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 1997-04
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.858.236
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5473

Abstract

Abstract : We report a patient with an acute neuropathy initially mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome, both clinically and electrophysiologically. Persistent eosinophilia, positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and eosinophilic vasculitis in sural nerve biopsy later confirmed Churg-Strauss syndrome. Since vasculitic neuropathy can present in an acute and fulminant form, the role of early antibody testing and sural nerve biopsy in atypical cases of acute neuropathy is emphasized.