Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)»Polyarteritis with lung involvement [Churg-Strauss] (M30.1)
M30.1
Polyarteritis with lung involvement [Churg-Strauss]
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Churg-Strauss Syndrome17 drugs (15 approved, 2 experimental)
Widespread necrotizing angiitis with granulomas. Pulmonary involvement is frequent. Asthma or other respiratory infection may precede evidence of vasculitis. Eosinophilia and lung involvement differentiate this disease from POLYARTERITIS NODOSA.