VASCULITIS, CHURG STRAUSS
\vˌaskjʊlˈa͡ɪtɪs], \vˌaskjʊlˈaɪtɪs], \v_ˌa_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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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.
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