Published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a type of systemic vasculitis with eosinophilia in the peripheral blood, which is preceded by bronchial asthma or allergic disease. EGPA is pathologically characterized by microangiopathy granulomatosis vasculitis. Vasculitis can be exacerbated and cause central nervous system and cardiovascul...
Published in Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Vasculitis is an inflammatory process involving blood vessels of various sizes, including the small vessels in the kidneys to the large vessels, such as the aorta. This inflammatory condition is usually autoimmune in nature and is associated with involvement of many locations, such as the sinuses, lungs, kidneys, and even the heart. Specifically, e...
Published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
BackgroundEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis mainly affecting small-sized arteries. Involvement of medium-sized vessels is very rare in EGPA. Here we present the case of a patient with EGPA who showed multiple hepatic aneurysms and distal gangrene.Case presentationA known EGPA patient visited t...
Published in Frontiers in Immunology
Immunosuppressive therapies increase the susceptibility of patients to infections. The current pandemic with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compels clinicians to develop recommendations for successful clinical management and surveillance of immunocompromised patients at high risk for severe disease progression. With on...
Published in Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) is an ANCA-associated small-vessels vasculitis characterized by hypereosinophilia and eosinophilic asthma. EGPA with life-threatening organ involvement, particularly cardiac and central nervous system (CNS), is a medical emergency requiring immediate immunosuppression. We describe a 58-year-old p...
Published in Open access rheumatology : research and reviews
A 67-year-old Caucasian female presented in August 2019 to our rheumatology service, with 3 days history of severe neck pain and right-sided headache with aches in both shoulders and arms and mild stiffness. Other symptoms included mild jaw claudication. She had recently returned from Majorca after an uneventful two-week trip. She had a background ...
Published in Respiratory medicine case reports
A 63 years - old woman affected by severe eosinophilic asthma associated with EGPA presented refractory respiratory symptoms, resistant to high dose oral corticosteroid treatment. A significant hyper-eosinophilia was present at the blood test, and the ACT score was steadily low, despite the maximal dose of inhalation therapy. The CT chest scan show...
Published in Current Rheumatology Reports
Purpose of ReviewEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) represents a rare clinical entity, which is getting increasing attention and relevance in view of our better understanding and newer insights into its pathogenesis. Concomitantly better recognition and understanding of the immune pathophysiologic role of eosinophils provide a sol...
Published in Arerugi = [Allergy]
Published in International forum of allergy & rhinology
In this study we aim to describe presenting characteristics and identify prognostic factors for disease resolution in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in the setting of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Patients evaluated at a tertiary care center with diagnoses of EGPA and CRS were identified. Descriptive statistics w...
