Abstract
We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) associated with coronary artery involvement, as demonstrated on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), without specific cardiac symptoms. A 69-year-old male had an 8-year history of bronchial asthma and chronic sinusitis with hypereosinophilia (35 %), polyneuropathy, and a positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer, so he was diagnosed with CSS. The patient had no specific cardiac symptoms, but CCTA showed vasculitis and a saccular aneurysm involving the proximal coronary arteries. The 3-year follow-up CCTA demonstrated an increase in the extent of soft-tissue wall thickening and infiltration involving the coronary arteries. Although vasculitis of the major coronary arteries is not a prominent feature of CSS, our case suggests that the coronary arteries may also be targeted in this syndrome.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 819-822 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Radiology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 Dec |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Computed tomography
- Coronary artery disease
- Vasculitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging