Population
16 consecutive patients who fulfilled the 1992 Chapel Hill definition of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4.5 +/- 3.9 years (mean +/- SD)
Authors
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Serum markers may track activity in Churg-Strauss syndrome; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
Active Churg-Strauss syndrome is characterized by elevated serum markers of T cell activation, eosinophil activation, and endothelial damage.
Schmitt et al. (1998) studied this question.
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