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A complete medical history and a comprehensive pulmonary, ENT, and renal examination must be performed to help identify and properly diagnose Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis form other diseases. A thorough physical examination can provide insight into possible causes and associated underlying conditions. The following findings may be present during a physical examination of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: | A complete medical history and a comprehensive pulmonary, ENT, and renal examination must be performed to help identify and properly diagnose Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis form other diseases. A thorough physical examination can provide insight into possible causes and associated underlying conditions. The following findings may be present during a physical examination of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis:<ref name="pmid14819261">{{cite journal| author=CHURG J, STRAUSS L| title=Allergic granulomatosis, allergic angiitis, and periarteritis nodosa. | journal=Am J Pathol | year= 1951 | volume= 27 | issue= 2 | pages= 277-301 | pmid=14819261 | doi= | pmc=1937314 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14819261 }}</ref> <ref name="pmid12422002">{{cite journal| author=Della Rossa A, Baldini C, Tavoni A, Tognetti A, Neglia D, Sambuceti G et al.| title=Churg-Strauss syndrome: clinical and serological features of 19 patients from a single Italian centre. | journal=Rheumatology (Oxford) | year= 2002 | volume= 41 | issue= 11 | pages= 1286-94 | pmid=12422002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12422002 }}</ref> | ||
* Hypertension | * Hypertension | ||
* Palpable purpura | * Palpable purpura | ||
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Overview
A complete medical history and a comprehensive pulmonary, ENT, and renal examination must be performed to help identify and properly diagnose Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis form other diseases.
Physical Examination
A complete medical history and a comprehensive pulmonary, ENT, and renal examination must be performed to help identify and properly diagnose Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis form other diseases. A thorough physical examination can provide insight into possible causes and associated underlying conditions. The following findings may be present during a physical examination of Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis:[1] [2]
- Hypertension
- Palpable purpura
- Nodules
- Nasal polys
- Allergic rhinitis
- Paranasal sinusitis
- Asthma
- Pneumonitis
- Hemoptysis
- Myocarditis
- Uremia
- Gastroenteritis
- Bowel ischemia/ perforation
- Numbness, or tingling of the extremities
- Peripheral neuropathy
References
- ↑ CHURG J, STRAUSS L (1951). "Allergic granulomatosis, allergic angiitis, and periarteritis nodosa". Am J Pathol. 27 (2): 277–301. PMC 1937314. PMID 14819261.
- ↑ Della Rossa A, Baldini C, Tavoni A, Tognetti A, Neglia D, Sambuceti G; et al. (2002). "Churg-Strauss syndrome: clinical and serological features of 19 patients from a single Italian centre". Rheumatology (Oxford). 41 (11): 1286–94. PMID 12422002.