| Title |
Gastrointestinal perforation due to vasculitis at primary diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) despite a high dose glucocorticosteroids treatment
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| Published in |
SpringerPlus, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/2193-1801-3-404 |
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| Authors |
Gunter Assmann, Marc Molinger, Michael Pfreundschuh, Rainer Bohle, Vincent Zimmer |
| Abstract |
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) belongs to the systemic ANCA-associated vasculitides which may develop life-threatening major organ involvement, such as eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration, neuropathy, acute nephritis, myocarditis, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement. Here, two cases of EGPA are presented developing perforation of the bowel at primary diagnosis after 7 respectively 10 days of initiation of high-dose glucocorticosteroides (GC) therapy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 20% |
| Librarian | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 93% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |