%0 Journal Article
%T A laryngeal presentation of Churg-Strauss syndrome in childhood.
%A Al-Ammar Ahmed
%A Yasin Subhan
%A Al-Muhsen Saleh
%A Al-Saadi Muslim
%J Annals of Saudi Medicine
%D 2009
%I King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
%X A 10- year-old female, known to have bronchial asthma, presented with an unusual laryngeal lesion, eventually diagnosed as Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). She was referred to our hospital with history of recurrent stridor. On endoscopyhe, the larynx showed signs similar to recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). CSS is a systemic disorder and is now defined as one of the ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)-associated vasculitides. CSS is a systemic disease that may involve unusual sites like the larynx. Such an unusual presenatation of CSS should be kept in mind, especially in patients with history of asthma.
%U http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=2;spage=142;epage=145;aulast=Al-Ammar