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. 1996 Feb;38(2):299–301. doi: 10.1136/gut.38.2.299

A case of Churg-Strauss syndrome: tissue diagnosis established by sigmoidoscopic rectal biopsy.

E J Leen 1, P J Rees 1, J D Sanderson 1, M L Wilkinson 1, M I Filipe 1
PMCID: PMC1383042  PMID: 8801216

Abstract

A case is presented of Churg-Strauss syndrome in a young man in whom the definitive diagnostic procedure was a full thickness sigmoidoscopic rectal biopsy, with submucosal sampling. Gastrointestinal changes in Churg-Strauss syndrome, a rare systemic illness characterised by asthma, blood and tissue eosinophilia, vasculitis, and granulomatous inflammation are common but poorly reported. The endoscopic and histopathological features of a case are described and emphasise the potential value of a limited sigmoidoscopy in establishing the diagnosis, when lower gastrointestinal symptoms are present.

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