Congestive cardiomyopathy and endobronchial granulomas as manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome

• Published in: Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 71; no. 836; pp. 365 - 366
• Main Authors: Alvarez-Sala, R., Prados, C., Armada, E., Del Arco, A., Villamor, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 01.06.1995; BMJ; Oxford University Press; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchial Diseases - etiology; Bronchial Diseases - pathology; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology; Churg-Strauss Syndrome - complications; Granuloma - etiology; Granuloma - pathology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Human; Granuloma; Respiratory disease; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; Bronchopulmonary; Case study; Concomitant disease; Vasculitis; Congestive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Bronchus disease; Complication; Benign neoplasm; Diagnosis
• ISSN: 0032-5473; 1469-0756
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.71.836.365

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a systemic vasculitis. Its most frequent complications are heart diseases and asthma. Usually, cardiological manifestations are pericarditis, cardiac failure and myocardial infarction. Endobronchial granulomas identified by bronchoscopy are unusual. We present the case of a man with congestive cardiomyopathy and endobronchial granulomas macroscopically visible at bronchoscopy. After a review of medical literature, we found one case of congestive cardiomyopathy and no cases of endobronchial granulomas observed by bronchoscopy associated with Churg-Strauss syndrome.