Churg-Strauss Syndrome Center - Sunnyvale, CASunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale * Robert C Ang MD  Camino Medical Group Pulmonary  Camino Medical Group Pulmonary  Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California  Bruce W Beck MD  Foothill Medical Clinic  Ali Bassiri MD  Forest Avenue Medical Group  David P Sachs MD  Carl M Kirsch MD  San Jose Medical Group  San Jose Medical Group  Stanford Hospital Pulmonary  Glenn D Rosen MD  Stanford Hospital Pulmonary  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Medical Specialties  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Medical Specialties  Jagat B Satia MD  Andrew B Newman MD  South Bay Pulmonary Medical Group  South Bay Respiratory Associates  South Bay Respiratory Associates  San Jose Pulmonary Associates  Huan & Hla MD  Nicole Thai MD  Koorosh C Shariat MD  Samir N Vora MD  Stanford Hospital Sleep Disorders Clinic  Mowry Medical Group Inc  Sigal A Tene MD  Redwood Pulmonary Medical Associates  Redwood Pulmonary Medical Associates  Redwood Pulmonary Medical Associates  Desmond C Gunatilaka MD  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Pulmonary & Infectious Disease  Sammy T Hung MD  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Pulmonary & Infectious Disease  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Pulmonary & Infectious Disease  Laurence Athos MD  Steven Machtinger MD  Tri Valley Medical Associates  Tri Valley Medical Associates  Ratnasothy Rajah MD  T Craig Williams MD  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Dublin Center  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel Ave  Santa Cruz Pulmonary Medical Group  Santa Cruz Pulmonary Medical Group  Tri Valley Medical Associates  Pulmonary Associates  Pulmonary Associates  Pulmonary Associates  William S Lowery MD  Jerrold A Kram MD  Bay Area Pulmonary Medical  Bay Area Pulmonary Medical  Bay Area Pulmonary Medical  Revels Cayton MD  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Richard Nusser MD Inc  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center  Michael J Suval DO  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical  Dale E Kocienski MD  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical  Peninsula Pulmonary Medical  UCSF Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  UCSF Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  UCSF Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine  Berkeley Pulmonary & Critical Care Medical Group  San Francisco General Hospital  Peter Brion MD  Brennan Medical Group  Muir Pulmonary & Critical Care  Muir Pulmonary & Critical Care  Respiratory Medical Group  Respiratory Medical Group  Respiratory Medical Group  Respiratory Medical Group  Crawford Chung MD  Fred B Hom MD  Kenneth D Chan MD  San Francisco Critical Care Medical Group Inc  UCSF Chest & Allergy Clinic  San Francisco Critical Care Medical Group Inc  UCSF Chest & Allergy Clinic  Frank M Delen MD  UCSF Chest & Allergy Clinic  Ronald B Elkin MD  David J Erle MD  UCSF Chest & Allergy Clinic Sunnyvale, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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 Sunnyvale
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