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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2012; 4(3): 50-56
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.50
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.50
Figure 1 Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 60-year-old man with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, facial swelling, and purpura of the lower extremities.
A: Purpura of the right foot; B: Biopsy of the purpura revealed small vessel vasculitis with marked inflammatory infiltrate of eosinophils; C: Colonoscopy disclosed numerous areas of patchy mucosal erythema from the sigmoid colon to the splenic flexure; D: Biopsy of erythema showed mild infiltration of eosinophils around crypts. All figures and legends are reproduced from Hokama et al[11] with permission from Elsevier.
- Citation: Hokama A, Kishimoto K, Ihama Y, Kobashigawa C, Nakamoto M, Hirata T, Kinjo N, Higa F, Tateyama M, Kinjo F, Iseki K, Kato S, Fujita J. Endoscopic and radiographic features of gastrointestinal involvement in vasculitis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 4(3): 50-56
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v4/i3/50.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.50