Churg-Strauss Syndrome Center - Union City, NJUnion City 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 Union City * Richard Periut MD  Jose Pinal MD  Best Medical Care NJ LLC  Paul T Ittoop MD FACP  Ghassan Nahas MD  Capo Medical Associates  Capo Medical Associates  Joseph M Kozel MD  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  Liberty Medical  Liberty Medical  Liberty Medical  Victor Marchione MD  Institute For Better Breathing  Ved P Sharma MD  Mazhar El-Amir MD  Michel S Badin MD  Viren Desai MD  Aspen Medical Associates PA  Henry J Rose MD  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  University Respiratory Medicine  Jehad E Saliba MD  University Respiratory Medicine  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep  Pulmonary Associates of Northern NJ PA  G Cardiello MD & C Boni DO  Naresh Chander MD  Ossama Ikladios MD  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Bergen Medical Alliance PA  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Bergen Medical Alliance PA  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Bergen Medical Alliance PA  Bergen Medical Alliance PA  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Bergen Medical Alliance PA  Bergen Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists LLC  Bergen Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists LLC  Bergen Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists LLC  Michael E Casser MD  Monroe Karetzky MD  New Jersey Physician  Frank A Hoffman MD  Clifton Medical Center  Picciano, Picciano & Sadik MD  Marc R Adelman MD  Better Breathing Center  Gautam Sehgal MD  Ming Kong Liu MD  Pankaja B Achar MD  New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute  New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute  Daniel H Levin MD  Young I Jo MD  Ahmed Mekkawy MD  Louis J Petracca MD  The Park Medical Group PA  Mark L Lehrman MD  Samuel H The MD  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Nail S Fatah MD  Med Solutions LLC  Malwinder Singh MD  Gnana Sunderam MD  Assia Bromberg MD  Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Better Breathing Center  Joan F Leonard Hudgins MD PC  Jeffrey Nahmias MD  Better Breathing Center  Pulmonary Medicine Associates PA  Pulmonary Medicine Associates PA  Samuel D Kahnowitz MD  Pulmonary & Medical Associates of Pascack Valley PA  Pulmonary & Medical Associates of Pascack Valley PA  Pulmonary & Medical Associates of Pascack Valley PA  Laurene DiPasquale MD  Victoria Perez MD  Hudson Physicians Associates PA  Ein-Yuan Shen MD  Hermant G Patel MD  Amanullah A Vazir MD  Michael Mainero MD  Amanullah A Vazir MD Union City, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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 Union City
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