Churg-Strauss syndrome laboratory findings

Template:Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Krzysztof Wierzbicki M.D. [3]

Laboratory Findings

Diagnostic markers include eosinophil granulocytes and granulomas in affected tissue and Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) against neutrophil granulocytes.

The findings on other laboratory studies is nonspecific. Eosinophilia (5K-9K/uL) may be present. Anemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), leukocytosis, elevated immunoglobin E (IgE), hypergammaglobulinemia, and a low-positive rheumatoid factor (RF