Churg-Strauss Syndrome Center - West Orange, NJWest Orange 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 West Orange * Essex Medical Associates  Nail S Fatah MD  Gnana Sunderam MD  Gautam Sehgal MD  Better Breathing Center  Better Breathing Center  Hermant G Patel MD  Better Breathing Center  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Respiratory Disease Associates  Louis J Petracca MD  Frank A Hoffman MD  Hudson Physicians Associates PA  Ein-Yuan Shen MD  New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute  New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute  Pankaja B Achar MD  Martin Greenberg MD  Joan F Leonard Hudgins MD PC  Marc R Adelman MD  Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates  Jeffrey Nahmias MD  Children's Asthma & Breathing  Viren Desai MD  Kenneth DeFusco MD  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  Picciano, Picciano & Sadik MD  Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates LLC  G Cardiello MD & C Boni DO  Jehad E Saliba MD  Samuel D Kahnowitz MD  Michael Mainero MD  Daniel H Levin MD  Pulmonary & Allergy Associates  Pulmonary & Allergy Associates  Pulmonary & Allergy Associates  Pulmonary & Allergy Associates  Young I Jo MD  Ahmed Mekkawy MD  Adam J Rowen MD  Drs Maglaras & Brescia  New Jersey Physician  Drs Maglaras & Brescia  Henry J Rose MD  Pulmonary Associates of Elizabeth  Amanullah A Vazir MD  Amanullah A Vazir MD  Clifton Medical Center  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Carlos Remolina MD, FAAC, PA  Cheng-Hong Hwang DO PhD FCCP  Robert H Weitzman  Michel S Badin MD  Med Solutions LLC  Merck Research Laboratories  Lee Berman MD  Mazhar El-Amir MD  Singh Farhangfar & Matalkah MDs  Comprehensive Pulmonary Care  Singh Farhangfar & Matalkah MDs  Singh Farhangfar & Matalkah MDs  Magdy Wahba MD  Ved P Sharma MD  Liberty Medical  Victor Marchione MD  Institute For Better Breathing  Mark L Lehrman MD  Liberty Medical  Liberty Medical  Frances D Yim MD  Pompton Lakes Pulmonary  Ghassan Nahas MD  Wayne Medical Associates  Assia Bromberg MD  Atlantic Sleep & Pulmonary Associates  Malwinder Singh MD  Joseph M Kozel MD  Paul T Ittoop MD FACP  University Respiratory Medicine  University Respiratory Medicine  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Jose Pinal MD  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Northern NJ Pulmonary Associates  Associates in Pulmonary & Internal Medicine LLC  Best Medical Care NJ LLC  Ossama Ikladios MD  Richard Periut MD  Naresh Chander MD  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep  Hackensack Pulmonary & Sleep  John Penek MD  Pulmonary & Allergy Associates West Orange, 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 West Orange
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