Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Manifested by Cholecystitis and Mononeuritis Multiplex: A Case Report

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis formerly named “churg-strauss syndrome (css)” is a systemic disease with bronchial asthma, hypereosinophilia, and systemic vasculitis. we report a case of css with cholecystitis and mononeuritis multiplex. a 50-year-old woman with a history of sinusitis and bronchial asthma of 8 years’ duration was referred with a complaint of left-hand deformity and difficulty in walking. the laboratory findings included remarkable eosinophilia, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a marked eosinophilic infiltration in the gall bladder biopsy. based on the clinical features and histopathological findings, she was diagnosed with css and subsequently treated with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide.