Chest
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Chest
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction. Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on inflammatory markers in COPD.
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Retraction Of Publication
Retraction. Increased serum vascular endothelial growth factor level in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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Retracted Publication
Increased serum vascular endothelial growth factor level in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare form of systemic vasculitis occurring in patients with asthma and hypereosinophilia. For optimal treatment, prompt distinction of CSS from asthma is necessary; however, there are few serologic screening markers for this purpose. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a vascular permeability factor, has been associated with other systemic vasculitis such as Wegener granulomatosis and giant-cell arteritis. ⋯ VEGF is one of the useful screening markers for the distinction of CSS from asthma. We suggest that VEGF might be associated with the pathogenesis of CSS.