Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by asthma, necrotizing vasculitis, extravascular granulomas, and blood and tissue eosinophilia. EGPA progresses through prodromic, eosinophilic, and vasculitic phases. These phases often overlap and sometimes do not progress in the expected sequence. A diagnosis of EGPA should be considered in patients who present with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, and eosinophilia, especially when evidence of end-organ involvement such as peripheral neuropathy, lung infiltrates, cardiomyopathy, or issues affecting the skin, gastrointestinal tract, or kidneys is present.
Source: Korean Journal of Medicine
Author: Mi-Ae Kim
Institutions: CHA University Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: G1195357871, G3451054080
OpenAlex ID: W4413000256