Churg-Strauss Syndrome (Allergic Granulomatosis): Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

Churg-Strauss syndrome, allergic granulomatosis, CSS, allergic granulomatosis and angiitis, allergic granulomatous angiitis, asthma, transient pulmonary infiltrates, hypereosinophilia, systemic vasculitis, allergic rhinitis, peripheral blood eosinophilia

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Claudia Hernandez, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Claudia Hernandez, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Chicago Dermatological Society, Chicago Medical Society, Dermatology Foundation, National Hispanic Medical Association, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
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Medical Editor

Jacek C Szepietowski, MD, PhD, Professor, Vice-Head, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University; Director of the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
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Managing Editor

Edward F Chan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Edward F Chan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
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CME Editor

Catherine M Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania
Catherine M Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
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Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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