| Literature DB >> 18053350 |
Mohamed A Hamdan1, Sareea Al-Rumaithi, Naser Tolaymat, Gabriel Ionescu, Moueid Al-Ashari, Hassan El-Teraifi.
Abstract
A 2-year-old boy presented with an abdominal mass and was diagnosed as Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). There was no history of asthma. He developed fatal gastro-intestinal disease, despite treatment with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide. CSS is extremely rare in young children and gastro-intestinal involvement might carry a worse prognosis than in adults.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2007 PMID: 18053350 DOI: 10.1179/146532807X245724
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Trop Paediatr ISSN: 0272-4936