Churg-Strauss syndrome presenting with conjunctival nodules in association with Candida albicans and ankylosing spondylitis

Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Aug;32(4):441-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00853.x.

Abstract

Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare diffuse vasculitis of which the ocular manifestations have been well documented. However, reports of conjunctival involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome are scarce. Such a presentation is described in a man with Candida albicans infection as well as ankylosing spondylitis, and a possible aetiological linkage is established amongst all three.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Candida albicans / pathogenicity*
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / complications*
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Conjunctival Diseases / diagnosis
  • Conjunctival Diseases / drug therapy
  • Conjunctival Diseases / etiology*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications*
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / diagnosis
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone