Churg-Strauss Syndrome Center - Elyria, OHElyria Pulmonologist Doctors for Churg-Strauss SyndromeType of Physician: Pulmonologist What is a Pulmonologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, cancer, asthma, occupational diseases, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. Pulmonologists evaluate lung function, examine the bronchial airways, and prescribe and monitor mechanical ventilation. Many pulmonary disease experts are also expert in critical care. Specialty: Pulmonary Disease Common Name: Lung Doctor Pulmonologist Doctors in Elyria * Erie Coast Chest Physicians Inc  Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Consultants Inc  Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Consultants Inc  Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Consultants Inc  Erie Coast Chest Physicians Inc  Erie Coast Chest Physicians Inc  Ikram B Syed MD  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  Mansoor Ahmed MD  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  A & S Khandelwal MD Inc  Specialists in Pulmonary & Critical Care Corp  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  Stephen Clary MD  Ohio Chest Physicians  Ohio Chest Physicians  MetroHealth Center for Community Health  MetroHealth Center for Community Health  MetroHealth Medical Center Outpatient Pediatrics  Laurie A Mooney MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Allergy & Immunology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Pulmonology & Critical Care  Specialists in Pulmonary & Critical Care Corp  Specialists in Pulmonary & Critical Care Corp  Murray Altose MD  Pediatrics Pulmonology  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine  Samaritan Hospital  Robert V Sibilia MD  David V Skirball MD  Cleveland Clinic Wooster  Cleveland Clinic Wooster  Andrew C Liu DO  UHMP Euclid Internal Medicine  Jeffrey P Renston MD  Physicians For Pulmonary & Critical Care Corp  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Summit Pulmonary & Internal Medicine  Summit Pulmonary & Internal Medicine  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Associates  Summit County Intensive Care Physicians  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary  Northeast Ohio Pulmonary  Donald L Epstein MD  Physicians For Pulmonary & Critical Care Corp  Fatima M Pozuelo MD Inc  Fatima M Pozuelo MD Inc Elyria, OhioUpcoming Local Events2012-05-27
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Churg-Strauss SyndromeRead the Churg-Strauss Syndrome article » What is Churg-Strauss syndrome?Churg-Strauss syndrome is one of many forms of vasculitis. Vasculitis diseases are characterized by inflammation of blood vessels. Churg-Strauss syndrome, in particular, occurs in patients with a history of asthma or allergy and features inflammation of blood vessels (also referred to as angiitis) in the lungs, skin, nerves, and abdomen. The blood vessels involved in Churg-Strauss syndrome are small arteries and veins. What causes Churg-Strauss syndrome?Churg-Strauss syndrome is rare. The cause of the syndrome is not known, but it involves an abnormal over-activation of the immune system in a person with underlying bronchospastic lung disease (asthma). While Churg-Strauss syndrome has been reported to be associated with certain asthma medications, called leukotriene modifiers, whether they actually cause the disease or whether the patients that take them have more severe asthma that lends a tendency toward the development of Churg-Strauss is not yet clear. What are symptoms of Churg-Strauss syndrome?Churg-Strauss syndrome causes fever, weight loss, and sinus or nasal passage inflammation in the patient with asthma. Fatigue is common. Sometimes the asthma actually improves somewhat as the disease intensifies elsewhere. Cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain can occur as the lungs are affected by vasculitis. Skin lumps, called nodules, can appear on the extremities. Diarrhea and pain in the belly occur due to blood vessel inflammation within the abdomen. The bladder and prostate gland can become inflamed. Numbness or weakness of the extremities is the result of nerve injury from the vasculitis. If the brain is affected, seizures or confusion can occur. How is Churg-Strauss syndrome diagnosed?Churg-Strauss syndrome is suggested when the symptoms described above occur ... Recommended Reading Related to Churg-Strauss SyndromeWhat is a chest X-ray?A chest X-ray is a radiology test that involves exposing the chest briefly to radiation to produce an image of the chest and the internal organs of the chest. An X-ray film is positioned against the body opposite the camera, which sends out a very small dose of a radiation beam. As the radiation penetrates the body, it is absorbed in varying amounts by different body tissues depending on the tissue's composition of air, water, blood, bone, or muscle. Bones, for example, absorb much of the X-ray radiation while lung tissue (which is filled with mostly air) absorbs very little, allowing most of the X-ray beam to pass through the lung.
What is a shadow on a chest X-ray?Due to the differences in their composition (and, therefore, varying degrees of penetration of the X-ray beam), the lungs, heart, aorta, and bones of the chest each can be distinctly visualized on the chest X-ray. The X-ray film reco... Other Related Churg-Strauss Syndrome ArticlesEmergency Contact for Elyria
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