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Of all the vasculitides, Churg–Strauss Syndrome (CSS) is one of the least common. Though regarded as an ANCA-associated vasculitis, serologies may be negative in a high proportion of patients. As a systemic disorder, disease presentation may be highly variable. Here we discuss two challenging cases of CSS.
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Hoffman, P., Schivo, M. (2013). Churg–Strauss Syndrome. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Challenging Cases in Rheumatology and Diseases of the Immune System. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5088-7_12
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