Abstract:Dear Editor, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; also called Churg-Strauss syndrome) is a necrotizing vasculitis affecting small-to-medium-size vessels of multiple organs. Most patients exhibit respiratory involvement, such as pulmonary infiltrates, allergic rhinitis, or asthma. The nervous system is also commonly affected, most frequently as a mononeuritis multiplex. 1 Myalgia may appear during the course of EPGA, 2 but it is rarely a major complaint. Muscle weakness is typically attributed t… Show more
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