Churg-Strauss Syndrome Center - Mount Vernon, NYMount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon * Anura Rajapaksa MD  Zev Carrey MD  Eric Makolo MD  Chandresh N Sinha MD  Binder Morelli & Nudelman MDs  Binder Morelli & Nudelman MDs  Binder Morelli & Nudelman MDs  Astoria Sleep & Lung Disorders  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Dan Pulle MD  Joseph T Brill MD  Pulmonary Medicine PC  Pulmonary Medicine PC  Pulmonary Medicine PC  Doctors on the Hudson  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  Bronx Park Medical Pavilion  Bronx Park Medical Pavilion  Bronx Park Medical Pavilion  Joseph E Casino MD  Joseph E Casino MD  Robert E DeMatteo MD FCCP  Michael E Schreiber MD  Guido Volcovici MD  Drs Weinstein & Weinstein  Klapper & DeLuca MD  Klapper & DeLuca MD  Scarsdale Medical Group  Scarsdale Medical Group  Latha N Menon MD  Pulmonary Associates  Pulmonary Associates  Latha N Menon MD  MultiMedic Physician Services  D H Reddy MD  Docs at Hartsdale  Pulmonary Medicine  Adult Lung Transplant Program  CPMC Pulmonary Function Laboratory  CPMC Pulmonary Function Laboratory  Adult Lung Transplant Program  Maple Medical LLP  Adult Lung Transplant Program  CPMC Pulmonary Function Laboratory  CPMC Pulmonary Function Laboratory  Adult Lung Transplant Program  Adult Lung Transplant Program  Maple Medical LLP  Paul Hershenson MD  Maple Medical LLP  Medhat F Sami MD  Maple Medical LLP  Maple Medical LLP  Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center  Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center  Paul F Simonelli MD  Paul F Simonelli MD  Paul F Simonelli MD  Carlton McGregor MD  Paul F Simonelli MD  Kenneth M Prager MD  Larry L Schulman MD Pulmonary & Int Med  Pulmonary Diseases & Internal Medicine  Paul F Simonelli MD  Chun K Yip MD  Christopher C Enu MD  Sotirios Kassapidis MD  Primary Care & Cardiovascular Associates  Manhattan Physicians Group  Westchester Medical Group  Westchester Medical Group  Westchester Medical Group  Westchester Medical Group  Boriken Neighborhood Health Center  Flushing Chest Medical Associates  Heart and Lung Associates PC  Drs Chodosh & Abate  Drs Chodosh & Abate  Joseph D Granderson MD  Gary A Weinstock MD  Robert A Fleming MD  Rammohan Gumpeni MD  Stephen R Karbowitz MD  Westchester Medical Group White Plains  Sunil Nath MD  Westchester Medical Group White Plains  Jitendra N Tolia MD  Westchester Medical Group White Plains  Michael Plokamakis MD  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Nassau Chest Physicians PC  Osvaldo Tejeiro MD Mount Vernon, New YorkUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Mount Vernon
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