Treatment of refractory Churg-Strauss-Syndrome (CSS) by TNF-á blockade

O Arbach, WL Gross, A Gause - Immunobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Churg-Strauss-Syndrome (CSS) often takes a mild course and is in many cases treated
successfully by glucocorticosteroids (GC) alone. However, there are also several reports …

Recent progress in the pharmacotherapy of Churg-Strauss syndrome

B Hellmich, WL Gross - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a primary systemic vasculitis occurring primarily in
patients with asthma. Unlike other small vessel vasculitides, CSS is characterised by blood …

Treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome: induction of remission and efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

M Taniguchi, N Tsurikisawa, N Higashi, H Saito… - Allergology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is characterized by the presence of asthma, eosinophilia,
and small-vessel vasculitis with granuloma. It is a distinct entity, as determined from all …

Churg-Strauss syndrome: update on recent developments

WL Gross - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a form of primary vasculitis characterized by allergy and
angiitis. In the organ systems involved (lung, heart, peripheral nervous system, and so forth) …

Churg–Strauss syndrome

A Greco, MI Rizzo, A De Virgilio, A Gallo, M Fusconi… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS), alternatively known as eosinophilic
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), was first described in 1951 by Churg and Strauss …

[PDF][PDF] Interferon-alpha for maintenance of remission in Churg-Strauss syndrome: a long-term observational study

C Metzler, E Csernok, WL Gross… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2010 - clinexprheumatol.org
Background. Interferon-α has been successfully used for induction of remission in patients
with Churg-Strauss syndrome, but data on its ability to prevent relapses and its safety during …

Treatment of Churg‐Strauss syndrome without poor‐prognosis factors: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open‐label study of seventy‐two patients

C Ribi, P Cohen, C Pagnoux, A Mahr… - … : Official Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids (CS) alone as first‐line treatment
in patients with Churg‐Strauss syndrome (CSS) without poor‐prognosis factors, as defined …

Treatment of Churg-Strauss syndrome with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin

N Tsurikisawa, M Taniguchi, H Saito, H Himeno… - Annals of Allergy …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In some patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), especially those
with myocardial or neural involvement, conventional treatment with corticosteroids with or …

Cardiac involvement in the Churg-Strauss syndrome

G Pelà, G Tirabassi, P Pattoneri, L Pavone… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare systemic disease characterized by necrotizing
vasculitis and peripheral eosinophilia. Cardiac involvement is considered common and is …

Churg-Strauss syndrome: 2005–2008 update

RG Grau - Current rheumatology reports, 2008 - Springer
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare necrotizing small-vessel vasculitis associated with
eosinophil-rich granulomatous inflammation of tissues and vessels and is also associated …